D. He is trying to improve the employees speaking skills so there is less conflict
Answer:
The answer is a. The "invention" sought to be patented is actually a living creature.
Explanation:
That is the answer. Because by the law, you actually "CAN" patent a living creature or an organism that you invented and that does not exist naturally.
So, a patent application CAN NOT be denied on the grounds that the invention is a living thing.
However, if a plant or any organism exists in nature and has reproduced, then it cannot be patented. Because then it has become a natural occurrence. This is a stern limitation and a criteria put on patents for living organisms.
Patenting living organism such as anti bacteria and bacteria is common in pharmaceutical industry while patenting unique seed types are common in agricultural sector.
Answer:
Option (B) is correct.
Explanation:
Given that,
Required reserve ratio = 15 percent
Bonds sell to public = $25.5 million
Bank reserves decreases by $25.5 million because of the purchasing of bonds from the Fed.
Money multiplier:
= 1/Required reserve ratio
= 1/0.15
= 6.67
Therefore, the money supply decreases by:
= Money multiplier × $25.5 million
= 6.67 × $25.5 million
= $170 million
Answer: 8.45%
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that Holmes Company's currently has an outstanding bonds and has a 8% coupon and a 13% yield to maturity.
We are further told that Holmes believes it could issue new bonds at par that would provide a similar yield to maturity and that its marginal tax rate is 35%.
Holmes's after-tax cost of debt will therefore be calculated as:
= Yield to maturity × (1 - Marginal tax rate)
= 13% × (1 - 35%)
= 13% × (65%)
= 0.13 × 0.65
= 0.0845
= 8.45%
Answer:
monopoly
Explanation:
In a monopoly market, a single firm sells a product with no close substitutes in a large market. It means that the single firm has no business competitors in the market. Without competition, the firm has the power to set prices, quality, and quantity without worrying about how customers will react.
In a monopoly market, customers have no choice since competition is absent. Customers have to do with high prices, limited varieties, and limited innovation, unlike in market structures that have business competition. Competition results in increased innovation, quality products, and a variety of products at fair prices.
