You want to buy a car, and a local bank will lend you $20,000. The loan would be fully amortized over 6 years (72 months), and the nominal interest rate would be 9%, with interest paid monthly. What is the monthly loan payment? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent. $ What is the loan's EFF%? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u. s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u. s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

Find a company that has followed a strong strategic direction- state that generic strategy and the back-up points to support your position.

(a) what was the opportunity cost of non-gm food for many buyers before 2008? (b) why did they prefer the alternative? (c) what was the opportunity cost in 2008? (d) why did it change?