Answer:
which one of two machines to acquire given equal machine lives but unequal machine costs.
Explanation:
equivalent annual cost (EAC) is used in determining which investment to make when the investments have different life spans.
When investments have different life spans, the net present value(NPV) cannot be used in making decisions on investment.
EAC=
where r = interest rate
n = number of years
The decision rule is to invest in the investment with the higher EAC
Answer:
B. inconsistent
Explanation:
Marketing mix refers to a blend of those key marketing facets which increase consumer purchases.
Marketing mix is often emphasized by it's 4 P's i.e Product, Price, Place and Promotion.
Product is a bundle of attributes and utilities, price refers to the consideration received or receivable, promotion refers to sales promotion and advertisement channels while place refers to delivery or location where the buyer gets the product.
In case of a service, which is intangible unlike a product, it's quality and delivery is dependent upon it's provider. And since no two individuals can render exactly the same kind of service, owing to varied individual capabilities, the quality of a service is usually inconsistent or say unequal.
Answer:
b. decreases; decreases; falls.
Explanation:
A bond can be defined as a debt or fixed investment security, in which a bondholder (investor or creditor) loans an amount of money to the bond issuer (government or corporations) for a specific period of time. The bond issuer are expected to return the principal (face value) at maturity with an agreed upon interest (coupon), which are paid at fixed intervals.
In Economics, there are primarily two (2) factors which affect the availability and the price at which goods and services are sold or provided, these are demand and supply.
The law of demand states that, the higher the demand for goods and services, the higher the price it would be sold all things being equal. On the other hand, law of supply states that the higher the price of goods and services, the lower the supply.
Recession can be defined as a period of economic meltdown, in which there's a general decline in all economic activities such as trade.
Hence, when the economy slips into a recession, normally the demand for bonds decreases, the supply of bonds decreases, and the interest rate falls, ceteris paribus (everything else held constant).