3. Are Gaga’s main partners—Live Nation, WME, and her record label Interscope—likely to have the same preferences regarding the three options? Are their incentives generally aligned with Gaga’s? 4. What were some of the unique aspects of Gaga’s launch as an artist up to September 2009? How can her team best go about further developing her touring and recording career going forward? 5. How important are concert-ticket sales versus recorded-music sales for an artist like Gaga? Where should team Gaga focus its efforts in the future?

Why do you think the compensation plans differ at the two firms? in particular, why do you think kaufmann’s pays commissions to salespeople, while parkleigh does not? why does parkleigh offer employees discounts on purchases, while kaufmann’s does not?

Consider a treasury bill with a rate of return of 5% and the following risky securities: security a: e(r) = .15; variance = .0400 security b: e(r) = .10; variance = .0225 security c: e(r) = .12; variance = .1000 security d: e(r) = .13; variance = .0625 the investor must develop a complete portfolio by combining the risk-free asset with one of the securities mentioned above. the security the investor should choose as part of her complete portfolio to achieve the best cal would be a. security a b. security b c. security c d. security d

The year-end financial statements of calloway company contained the following elements and corresponding amounts: assets = $34,000; liabilities = ? ; common stock = $6,400; revenue = $13,800; dividends = $1,450; beginning retained earnings = $4,450; ending retained earnings = $8,400. based on this information, the amount of expenses on calloway's income statement was