Suppose a political candidate criticizes a government pollution permit policy that she says lets corporations buy and sell the right to pollute. she argues that our right to breathe and the future of our planet require real regulation instead of this type of government policy. which of the following describes why most economists would disagree with her statement? a corrective tax would result in a more efficient outcome than either tradable permits or government regulation would. a free market in tradable pollution permits is typically more efficient than government regulation. the environment is so important that it should be protected as much as possible, regardless of the cost. clean air is a fundamental right, and government regulation will allow too much pollution.

Imagine you own an established startup with growing profits. you are looking for funding to greatly expand company operations. what method of financing would be best for you?

On january 1, 2017, sophie's sunlounge owned 4 tanning beds valued at $20,000. during 2017, sophie's bought 3 new beds at a total cost of $14 comma 000, and at the end of the year the market value of all of sophie's beds was $24 comma 000. what was sophie's net investment

Asmall town wants to build some new recreational facilities. the proposed facilities include a swimming pool, recreation center, basketball court and baseball field. the town council wants to provide the facilities which will be used by the most people, but they face budget and land limitations. the town has $400,000 and 14 acres of land. the pool requires locker facilities which would be in the recreation center, so if the swimming pool is built the recreation center must also be built. also, the council has only enough flat land to build the basketball court or the baseball field. the daily usage and cost of the facilities (in $1,000) are shown below. which facilities should they build? facilityusagecost ($1,000)landswimming pool4001002recreation center5002003basketball court3001504baseball field2001005