"An investor purchases 1,000 mutual fund shares with a Net Asset Value of $10 each, where the fund imposes a 5% contingent deferred sales charge if the shares are redeemed within the first year. The sales charge decreases by 1% for each year the investor remains invested in the fund. If the investor were to redeem his shares during the fourth year of holding the fund, based upon the NAV of $10, he or she will receive:"

Lillypad toys is a manufacturer of educational toys for children. six months ago, the company's research and development division came up with an idea for a unique touchscreen device that can be used to introduce children to a number of foreign languages. three months ago, the company produced a working prototype, and last month the company successfully launched its new device on the commercial market. what should lillypad's managers prepare for next? a. increased competition from imitators b. a prolonged period of uncontested success c. a sharp decline in demand for the product d. a difficult struggle to move from invention to innovation

Which of the following is not one of the four principles of bottleneck management? a. increasing capacity at non-bottleneck stations is a mirageb. lost time at the bottleneck is lost system capacity. c. release work orders to the system at the bottleneck's capacity pace. d. increased bottleneck capacity is increased system capacity. e. bottlenecks should be moved to the end of the system process.

Both renewable and nonrenewable resources are used within our society. how do the uses of nonrenewable resources compare to the uses of renewable resources?