Value of a mixed stream harte systems, inc., a maker of electronic survillance equipment, is considering selling the rights to market its home security system to a well-known hardware chain. the proposed deal calls for the hardware chain to pay harte $28 comma 000 and $23 comma 000 at the end of years 1 and 2 and to make annual year-end payments of $18 comma 000 in years 3 through 9. a final payment to harte of $30 comma 000 would be due at the end of year 10. a. select the time line that represents the cash flows involved in the offer.

Two firms, a and b, each currently emit 100 tons of chemicals into the air. the government has decided to reduce the pollution and from now on will require a pollution permit for each ton of pollution emitted into the air. the government gives each firm 40 pollution permits, which it can either use or sell to the other firm. it costs firm a $200 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it is emitted into the air, and it costs firm b $100 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it is emitted into the air. after the two firms buy or sell pollution permits from each other, we would expect that firm a will emit a. 100 fewer tons of pollution into the air, and firm b will emit 20 fewer tons of pollution into the air. b. 20 more tons of pollution into the air, and firm b will emit 100 fewer tons of pollution into the air. c. 50 fewer tons of pollution into the air, and firm b will emit 50 fewer tons of pollution into the air. d. 20 fewer tons of pollution into the air, and firm b will emit 100 fewer tons of pollution into the air.