A pottery craftsman is debating attending the crafters fair. It costs $50 to set up the booth and $20 in transportation to get his pottery to the fair. He nets $5 for each of his pieces, number of pots he must sell to make going to the fair worth the cost?

The Fed is the bankers' bank. What functions of the Fed are involved in this role? What are the other important functions of the Fed?

What will be an ideal response?

In the 1980s the CEO of Coca Cola corporation found out that its core business was making roughly 15% rate of return on investor capital

However, he also discovered that some of the newly acquired subsidiaries were not making anywhere near that amount. He decided to ask each of these companies to come up with a plan to push the rate of return closer to the 15% mark or he warned that these companies might be sold. Why would the CEO sell off companies or operations that are still profitable?