Sicilian Defence, a division of Queen's Gambit Corp., has a net operating income of $60,000 and average operating assets of $300,000. The minimum required rate of return for the company is 15%. If the manager of the Sicilian Defence division is evaluated based on residual income, will she want to make an investment of $100,000 that would generate additional net operating income of $18,000 per year?

The media specialist suggests a library reading program that will correlate highly with the teaching program and reward the students as they read. the rewards will be provided by the business community. a pencil carrier will be the reward for having read 25 books, a baseball cap the reward for having read 30 books, a tee shirt for 50 books, and a backpack for having read 100 books. the media specialist's suggestion is based on her knowledge that:

scenario: hawaii and south carolina are trading partners. hawaii has an absolute advantage in the production of both coffee and tea. the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in hawaii is 2 pounds of coffee, and the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in south carolina is 1/3 pound of coffee. which of the following statements is true? a. south carolina should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee. b. hawaii should specialize in the production of tea, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of coffee. c. hawaii should specialize in the production of coffee, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of tea. d. hawaii should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee.

Which of the following is a function performed by market prices? a. market prices communicate information to buyers and sellers. b. market prices coordinate the decisions of buyers and sellers. c. market prices motivate entrepreneurs to produce those products that are currently most desired relative to their costs of production. d. all of the above are functions performed by market prices.