A project has four activities (a, b, c, and

d. that must be performed sequentially. the probability distributions for the time required to complete each of the activities are as follows: activity activity time (weeks) probability a 5 0.25 6 0.35 7 0.25 8 0.15 b 3 0.20 5 0.55 7 0.25 c 10 0.10 12 0.25 14 0.40 16 0.20 18 0.05 d 10 0.60 12 0.40 the attached file, project, contains a spreadsheet simulation model to estimate the average length of the project and the standard deviation of the project length. create 2000 simulation trials. what is the project length? round your answer to one decimal place.

The next dividend payment by savitz, inc., will be $2.08 per share. the dividends are anticipated to maintain a growth rate of 6 percent forever. if the stock currently sells for $42 per share, what is the required return?

Afinancial institution, the thriftem bank, is in the process of formulating its loan policy for the next quarter. a total of $12 million is allocated for that purpose. being a full-service facility, the bank is obligated to grant loans to different clientele. the following table provides the types of loans, the interest rate charged by the bank, and the possibility of bad debt as estimated from past experience. type of loaninterest rateprobability of bad debtpersonal.140.10car.130.07home.1 20.03farm.125.05commercial.100.02 bad debts are assumed unrecoverable and hence produce no interest revenue either. competition with other financial institutions in the area requires that the bank allocate at least 40% of the total funds to farm and commercial loans. to assist the housing industry in the region, home loans must equal at least 50% of the personal, car, and home loans. the bank also has a stated policy specifying that the overall ratio for bad debts on all loans may not exceed .04. formulate this problem as a linear program. define your variables clearly and write all the constraints explaining the significance of each.

Why might a business based on a fad be a good idea? question 2 options: fads bring in the most customers. some fads are longer lasting than expected. fads have made some business owners incredibly wealthy. fads can take a business in a new direction.