Marcus employs Dean, a real estate broker, to help sell his house. Dean's express powers are to advertise and market the house for sale, show the house to prospective buyers, and accept offers from persons who want to purchase the house. Dean is not allowed to complete a deal without Marcus's consent. Marcus goes away on a month-long trip where he cannot be contacted. During this time, a short circuit in the house causes a power outage. Dean hires an electrician to repair the circuits and restore electricity in the house. Marcus then comes back and pays Dean for the electricity repair. What is the nature of the agency that Dean used to fix the electricity problem in the house?

Arnold rossiter is a 40-year-old employee of the barrington company who will retire at age 60 and expects to live to age 75. the firm has promised a retirement income of $20,000 at the end of each year following retirement until death. the firm's pension fund is expected to earn 7 percent annually on its assets and the firm uses 7% to discount pension benefits. what is barrington's annual pension contribution to the nearest dollar for mr. rossiter? (assume certainty and end-of-year cash flows.)

Experts are particularly concerned about four strategic metal resources that are important for the u. s. economy and military strength, and that must be imported. what percentage does the u. s. import? *

1. alwaysrain irrigation, inc. would like to determine capacity requirements for the next four years. currently, two production lines are in place for making bronze and plastic sprinklers. three types of sprinklers are available in both bronze and plastic: 90-degree nozzle sprinklers, 180-degree nozzle sprinklers, and 360-degree nozzle sprinklers. management has forecast demand for the next four years as follows: both production lines can produce all the different types of nozzles. the bronze machines needed for the bronze sprinklers require two operators and can produce up to 12,000 sprinklers. the plastic injection molding machine needed for the plastic sprinklers requires four operators and can produce up to 200,000 sprinklers. three bronze machines and only one injection molding machine are available. what are the capacity requirements for the next four years? (assume that there is no learning.)