Suppose that a coal factory emits pollution into the air and that a nearby neighborhood is harmed by this pollution. It would cost the coal factory $12,500 to clean up the pollution. The neighborhood values the cleanup at $15,000. Assuming that transaction costs are low and the Coase theorem holds, for each scenario below, determine whether we would expect the pollution to be cleaned up or not. a. If the coal factory owns the right to pollute the air:-the coal factory will continue to pollute- the neighborhood will negotiate to get the pollution cleaned up. b. If the neighborhood owns the right to clean air:-the neighborhood will require the coal factory to clean up the pollution.-the coal factory will negotiate to get the right to pollute.

Lynch company manufactures and sells a single product. the following costs were incurred during the company’s first year of operations: variable costs per unit: manufacturing: direct materials $ 12 direct labor $ 6 variable manufacturing overhead $ 1 variable selling and administrative $ 1 fixed costs per year: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 308,000 fixed selling and administrative $ 218,000 during the year, the company produced 28,000 units and sold 15,000 units. the selling price of the company’s product is $56 per unit. required: 1. assume that the company uses absorption costing: a. compute the unit product cost. b. prepare an income statement for the year. 2. assume that the company uses variable costing: a. compute the unit product cost. b. prepare an income statement for the year.

Match each of the terms below with an example that fits the term. a. fungibility the production of gasoline b. inelasticity the switch from coffee to tea c. non-excludability the provision of national defense d. substitution the demand for cigarettes

Exhibit 34-1 country a country b good x 90 60 30 0 good ygood x good y 0 30 60 90 30 20 10 20 40 60 refer to exhibit 34-1. considering the data, which of the following term to? a. 1 unit of y for 1 unit of x b. 1 unit of y for 0.75 units of x c. 1 unit of y for 0.25 units of x d. 1 unit of y for 1.50 units of x e. all of the above s of trade would both countries agree 8. it -