Homestead Crafts, a distributor of handmade gifts, operates out of owner Emma Finn’s house. At the end of the current period, Emma looks over her inventory and finds that she has 800 units (products) in her basement, 25 of which were damaged by water and cannot be sold. 180 units in her van, ready to deliver per a customer order, terms FOB destination. 200 units out on consignment to a friend who owns a retail store. How many units should Emma include in her company’s period-end inventory?

Two assets have the following expected returns and standard deviations when the risk-free rate is 5%: asset a e(ra) = 18.5% σa = 20% asset b e(rb) = 15% σb = 27% an investor with a risk aversion of a = 3 would find that on a risk-return basis. a. only asset a is acceptable b. only asset b is acceptable c. neither asset a nor asset b is acceptable d. both asset a and asset b are acceptable

M. cotteleer electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates microprocessors into refrigerators and other home appliances. one of the components has an annual demand of 235 units, and this is constant throughout the year. carrying cost is estimated to be $1.25 per unit per year, and the ordering (setup) cost is $21 per order. a) to minimize cost, how many units should be ordered each time an order is placed? b) how many orders per year are needed with the optimal policy? c) what is the average inventory if costs are minimized? d) suppose that the ordering cost is not $21, and cotteleer has been ordering 125 units each time an order is placed. for this order policy (of q = 125) to be optimal, determine what the ordering cost would have to be.

20. to add body to a hearty broth, you may use a. onions. b. pasta. c. cheese. d. water.