Answer:
D) Growth in earnings per share averaging 15% or better annually for the next five years
Explanation:
First of all, objectives must be well defined and measurable. That is why increasing profitability is a good idea but not a very good strategic objective, since a 0.00001% growth in profits will still comply with it. The same applies with growing market share.
Improving product quality will help improve total sales but it is not a financial objective.
The only financial objective that is precise and measurable is option D, which sets the goal of increasing earnings per share at least 15% every year.
Answer:
The value of the time premium between the August and October options is $0.50
Explanation:
A time premium or time value is the amount by which the price of a stock option exceeds its intrinsic value.
To calculate the time premium between August and October we will Subtract October extrinsic value - August extrinsic value
Time premium = 6.25 - 5.75 = $0.50
Answer:
Difficult entry, Mutual interdependence, Market is control by a few large firms.
Explanation:
An Oligopolistic market very few organisations control a particular market share. Likewise, when another organisation attempts to enter the market, there are obstructions set up by the current organisations. Similarly, if one organisation changes or alter a commodity, it affects all other firms and organisations. So there is mutual interdependence in the oligopolistic market. There is high mutual interdependence because firms produce identical or the same goods and services.
Answer: 2. biased; the question encourages a certain response.
Explanation:
The question is biased because it already makes assumptions of the two activities.
It labels football games as EXCITING whilst asking if one would 'SIT THROUGH' choir recitals which is a way of saying that the choir recitals are BORING.
This question therefore elicits a certain response as most people would go with the Exciting activity so as not to be seen as boring people who would go to choir recitals.
Answer:
option B
Explanation:
In other to know how return fluctuation can be predicted with for instance, x%, predictability, one has to look at the normal distribution curve of return (average returns) to standard deviation of those returns. (check the attached file for additional details).
Hence, to be 95% sure that investment losses are less than 8% one needs to look at 95% of all returns which infact Mean return plos or minus 20. If the lower bound of this interval is less than 8% then the investment needs to be selected
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