A firm is currently operating at only 86 percent of fixed asset capacity. Fixed assets are $387,000. Current sales are $510,000 and are projected to grow to $664,000. What amount must be spent on new fixed assets to support this growth in sales?

A firm reported total assets of $1,619,000, sales of $739,000, and net income of $147,800. The firm paid $59,120 in dividends and intends to hold its dividend payout ratio constant. What is the firm’s internal growth rate?

How can you distinguish between factual news reporting and opinion-based content in media coverage of the immigration dispute? What are the risks of relying on opinion-based sources in this case?

Through his (John D. Rockefellar) method of growth via mergers and acquisitions of similar companies—known as ___________-—Standard Oil grew to include almost all refineries in the area.

What role did factory owners and businesses play in the migration of African Americans to northern cities? 

In what ways did Kate Chopin’s novel “The Awakening” challenge the societal norms of her time?

What role did Jacob Riis play in addressing urban poverty in the late nineteenth century?

Give the coordinates of the relative maximum(s), if any. Round to the nearest integer if necessary.

Find the difference quotient, f(x+h)-f(x)h{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”f(x+h)-f(x)h”}, of f(x)=3×2-5{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”f(x)=3×2-5″}

Find the intervals on which the function is decreasing (if any). Round to the nearest integer if necessary.