Private markets fail to reach a socially optimal equilibrium when positive externalities are present because the

a. private cost exceeds the private benefit at the private market solution.
b. social value exceeds the private value at the private market solution.
c. private cost exceeds the social benefit at the private market solution.
d. private benefit equals the social benefit at the private market solution.

On january 1, 2018, johnstone leased an office building. terms of the lease require johnstone to make 15 annual lease payments of $134,000 beginning on january 1, 2018. a 10% interest rate is implicit in the lease agreement. at what amount should johnstone record the lease liability on january 1, 2018, before any lease payments are made?

Gary becker's controversial the economics of discrimination concludes that price discrimination has no effect on final profits. price discrimination benefits monopolies. labor discrimination in hiring results in more efficient allocations of production. discrimination in hiring practices has no effect on final profits. labor discrimination harms firms that practice it due to increased labor costs. price discrimination harms monopolies, which refutes over two centuries of economic theory.

The following information is for alex corp: product x: revenue $12.00 variable cost $4.50 product y: revenue $44.50 variable cost $9.50 total fixed costs $75,000 what is the breakeven point assuming the sales mix consists of two units of product x and one unit of product y?