Asarta inc. is polluting into a nearby fishing stream; doing so benefits them $40,000 a year. the fishermen are unhappy as their trout are dying off. typically, the fishermen can catch trout and sell it to a local market where they can earn about $8,000 a year. currently, asarta inc. has the rights to use the stream as they see fit. which of the following is an optimal solution according to the coase theorem?

a. asarta inc. could pay the fishermen $8,500 and keep polluting
b. asarta inc. could pay the fishermen $7,000 and keep polluting
c. there is no optimal solution given the current property rights
d. the fishermen cout the fishermen could pay asarta inc. $4,000 to stop them

Aquatic marine stores company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. aquatic uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 3 pounds per unit; $ 6 per pound direct labor: 4 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour during the first quarter, aquatic produced 5 comma 000 units of this product. actual direct materials and direct labor costs were $ 65 comma 000 and $ 330 comma 000, respectively. for the purpose of preparing the flexible budget, calculate the total standard direct materials cost at a production volume of 5 comma 000 units.

Factors like the unemployment rate, the stock market, global trade, economic policy, and the economic situation of other countries have no influence on the financial status of individuals. ( t or f)

What is an equation of the line in slope intercept formm = 4 and the y-intercept is (0,5)y = 4x-5y = -5x +4y = 4x + 5y = 5x +4