The toyota prius is a gasoline-electric hybrid car that gets 54 miles to the gallon. an article in the wall street journal notes that sales of the prius have been hurt by low gasoline prices and that: "americans are now more likely to trade in a hybrid or an electric vehicle for an " does the article indicate that gasoline-powered cars and gasoline are substitutes or complements? briefly explain. a. substitutes, because the more consumers buy of one good, the less they will buy of the other good. b. complements, because they are used together. c. complements, because they are used for the same purpose. d. substitutes, because the more consumers buy of one good, the more they will buy of the other good. does it indicate that gasoline-powered cars and hybrids are substitutes or complements?

The mars company's new topeka, kansas, manufacturing plant is the first new facility the company has opened in north america in 35 years. the new plant is which type of tangible resource?

After much consideration, you have chosen cancun over ft. lauderdale as your spring break destination this year. however, spring break is still months away, and you may reverse this decision. which of the following events would prompt you to reverse this decision? a. the marginal cost of going to cancun decreases.b. the marginal cost of going to ft. lauderdale decreases.c. the marginal benefit of going to cancun increases.d. the marginal benefit of going to ft. lauderdale decreases.

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u.s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.