Match each paragraph with the correct plot element. The man decided to go on a journey to seek his fortune.
Along the way, he ran into three peddlers. The first peddler . . .
From then on, the ogres never returned to the palace.
The princess was able to marry the mysterious warrior
who had stolen her heart, and they lived happily
ever after.
At that moment, the dragon reared his ugly head. He locked
eyes with the knight, and the knight’s knees began to
shake in fear. The knight looked up at the sky for what he
thought would be the last time.
Right when everything seemed to be doomed to failure,
the duck saw the small pearl from across the pond.
He swam over, grabbed it, and brought it back
to the frog prince. He had saved the day.
Once upon a time, there was a little
old woman who lived alone with her dog.

Which of the following statements is correct? a. two firms with identical sales and operating costs but with different amounts of debt and tax rates will have different operating incomes by definition. b. free cash flow (fcf) is, essentially, the cash flow that is available for interest and dividends after the company has made the investments in current and fixed assets that are necessary to sustain ongoing operations. c. retained earnings as reported on the balance sheet represent cash and, therefore, are available to distribute to stockholders as dividends or any other required cash payments to creditors and suppliers. d. if a firm is reporting its income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, then its net income as reported on the income statement should be equal to its free cash flow. e. after-tax operating income is calculated as ebit(1 - t) + depreciation.

Consider the following limit order book for a share of stock. the last trade in the stock occurred at a price of $50. limit buy orders limit sell orders price shares price shares $49.75 500 $49.80 100 49.70 900 49.85 100 49.65 700 49.90 300 49.60 400 49.95 100 48.65 600 a. if a market buy order for 100 shares comes in, at what price will it be filled? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. at what price would the next market buy order be filled? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. if you were a security dealer, would you want to increase or decrease your inventory of this stock? increase decrease

Choose the statement that is incorrect. a. search activity occurs only in markets where there is a shortage. b. when a price is regulated and there is a shortage, search activity increases. c. the time spent looking for someone with whom to do business is called search activity. d. the opportunity cost of a good is equal to its price plus the value of the search time spent finding the good.