The amount you pay for gasoline for your car is an example of a(n): public-good cost. internal cost. external cost. social cost. third-party cost.

Explain the relationship between consumers and producers in economic growth and activity

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.

Which of the following is correct? a. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is more elastic.b. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is less elastic.c. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is closer to unit elastic.d. a tax burden is distributed independently of the relative elasticities of supply and demand.