Answer:
A- A change in the technology used by firms.
Explanation:
A change in technology can affect the demand of products and services. It can lead to the increased demand for a certain product, reducing the demand for an older product.
With the use of technology to upgrade products and services, demand curves will continually shift, according to preferences of customers.
Technology could be used by firms to produce upgrades and newer variations of products at more favorable prices for customers than existing products. This leads to competition and the demand for the newer device goes up since people see the new product as 'getting more for less'. A good example is computers and tablets. Tablets which could match up with the work of computers were produced at lower prices. This shifted the demand towards tablets, making computers more obsolete.
Answer:
Jamal
Explanation:
Given that
Number of required slides = 50 slides
Creating slides Per hour = 15 slides
Bill amount per hour = $750
So by considering the above information, Bette's opportunity cost of creating slides would be
= Bill amount per hour ÷ creating slides per hour
= $750 ÷ 15 per hour
= $50
For making 50 slides, the opportunity cost would be
= $50 × 50 slides
= $2,500
And, Jamal opportunity cost is 30% lower, so it would be
= $50 - $50 × 30%
= $50 - $15
= $35
And, the billing rate is 25% higher, so it would be
= $750 + $750 × 25%
= $750 + $187.50
= $937.50
So in one hour, it would be
= $937.50 ÷ 35 slides
= 26 slides
Based on the creating slides, the Jamal gains a competitive advantage over Bette
Answer: 0.9
Explanation:
The Expected Return on an investment can be calculated using the Dividend Discount Model as it is a key component in thw formula which is,
P = D1 / r - g
where,
D1 is the dividend paid next year
P is the current stock price
g is the growth rate
r is the expected return
With the given figures we have,
84 = 4.20 / r - 0.08
84 ( r - 0.08) = 4.20
r - 0.08 = 4.20/84
r = 4.20/84 + 0.08
r = 0.13
The Expected Return can be slotted into the CAPM formula to find the beta.
The CAPM formula calculates the Expected Return in the following manner,
Er = Rf + b( Rm - rF)
Where,
Er is expected return
Rf is the risk free rate
Rm is the market return
b is beta
Slotting in the figures gives,
0.13 = 0.04 + b( 0.14 - 0.04)
0.13 = 0.04 + b (0.1)
0.13 - 0.04 = 0.1b
b = 0.09/0.1
b = 0.9
Using the constant-growth DDM and the CAPM, the beta of the stock is 0.9
Answer:
The units started and completed is 59,900 tons
Explanation:
The computation of the number of tons started and completed during October is shown below:
Units Completed = Beginning Work in Process Units Completed + Units started and Completed
74,900 units = 15,000 tons + Units started and Completed
So, the units started and completed is
= 74,900 tons - 15,000 tons
= 59,900 tons
Hence, the units started and completed is 59,900 tons
