If the government becomes more heavily involved in subsidizing some businesses and sectors of the economy while running up a large national debt through increased borrowing, the quantity of rent seeking due to which of the following?

1)resources will be channeled toward wasteful rent-seeking and away from productive activities.

2) such policies lead to lower future interest rates and taxes and discourage wasteful rent-seeking, thereby facilitating future economic growth.

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1)not change 2)decrease 3) increase

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Shareholders of tesla recently expressed concerns that elon musk should give up some of his power on tesla's board by appointing two independent directors. which of the following is not a reason why elon musk is perceived to have significant power over tesla's board? 1. he is the founder of the firm and a successful entrepreneur, thus board members may be hesitant to challenge him.2. as the ceo and chairman of the firm he can easily determine what the board should discuss and how it should vote on strategic issues.3. all board members, except for kimbal, have been appointed to the board during elon's tenure.4. many of the firm's directors are outsider investment managers whose interests would not be aligned with those of firms' shareholders.

Maker-bot corporation has 10,000 shares of 10%, $90 par value, cumulative preferred stock outstanding since its inception. no dividends were declared in the first two years. if the company pays $400,000 of dividends in the third year, how much will common stockholders receive?