Mark Elarton, director of marketing, wants to reduce the selling price of his company’s products by 15% to increase market share. He says, “I know this will reduce our gross profit rate, but the increased number of units sold will make up for the lost margin.” Before this action is taken, what other factors does the company need to consider?

If we think before we act, then our (covert/overt) behavior serves as a stimulus that affects our __________behavior. If we act first and feel regret later, then our ________behavior serves as a stimulus that affects our__________behavior.

How do automatic stabilizers affect our economy? What would our economy be like without them?

Write an expression for the situation. Each person’s share if p people share 16 slices of pizza equally

Why do pairs of atoms share pairs (or multiples of pairs) of electrons? Why not share odd numbers ?

Name the property that liquids and solids share. What property do liquids and gases share?

Summarizing

Write a poem that expresses a Daoist belief.

Consider:

• the meaning of the Dao

• Daoist attitudes toward wealth and power

• how Daoists sought to understand the Dao

Information concerning O’Sadnick, Inc., on December 31, 2013, is as follows:

What is O’Sadnick, Inc.’s dividend payout ratio for 2013? a. 4.16% b. 6.25% c. 25% d. 50%

What important function did monks perform?

A. They spread learning.
B. They helped kings consolidate power.
C. They spread wealth.
D. They helped spread trade.

Our classmates,

What is the difference between the market value per share and the par value per share?

Suppose a stock had an initial price of $65 per share, paid a dividend of$1.45 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $71. Compute the percentage total return.

The price-earnings ratio, P/E, of a company is the ratio of the market value of one share of the company's outstanding common stock to the earnings per share. If P/E increases by 15% and the earnings per share decrease by 10%, determine the percentage change in the market value per share of the common stock.

Suppose your utility function is given by $U=\sqrt{M}$, where $M$ is your total wealth. If $M$ has an initial value of 16 , will you accept the gamble in the preceding problem?