Answer:
d.economic duress
Explanation:
The economic duress in simple terms means a party who is entering into a contract frightens or threatens of cancelling the contract or does not act according to the terms of the contract unless the other party in the contract agrees to their demands.
In the context, the conduct of Roger against Karl is probably can be called as the 'economic duress' as Roger informs Karl before the deadline of filing the response that he will not represent himself against IRS unless Karl enters into a deal of an expensive retainer agreement. Thus it is an economic duress that Roger is showing and forcing Karl to agree on his demands.
Answer:
a. in order to calculate this we must assume that the economy entered a recession:
degree of operating leverage = [($20 - $70)/$70] / [($260 - $520)/$520] = -0.7143 / -0.5 = 1.43
b. $14 million
Explanation:
strong economy:
total sales $520 million
<u>variable costs $420 million</u>
gross profit $100 million
<u>fixed costs $30 million</u>
EBIT $70 million
<u>income taxes $21 million</u>
net income $49 million
weak economy:
total sales $260 million
<u>variable costs $210 million</u>
gross profit $50 million
<u>fixed costs $30 million</u>
EBIT $20 million
<u>income taxes $6 million</u>
net income $14 million
Answer: C. narrow-based calls
Explanation:
Narrow based calls would include calls from one industry. The mutual fund is an "High technology" firm which means that it is a narrow based fund for instance as it is interested only in one industry being the High Tech industry.
The manager should invest in Narrow based calls that focus on the sector if he anticipates that the market will remain flat for the sector. Narrow based Calls are more volatile because they are specific and with the volatility comes higher premiums to be charged.
Should he wish to make income against the portfolio, he should sell these knowing that the options will not be called as the market will remain flat.
I would say that Christopher used a show and tell technique to demonstrate what he has made as that is the most effective way to reveal one's abilities is to see the outcome with one's own eyes and then how it was made makes much more sense than just describing it with only words.
