Ben quit his job as an economics professor to become a golf professional. He gave up his $30,000 salary and invested his retirement fund of $50,000 (which was earning 10 percent interest) in this venture. After all expenses, his net winnings were $35,000. Ben's economic profits were ___.

Summarize the specific methods used by interest groups in order to influence governmental decisions making in all three branches of government. provide at least two examples from each branch.

Suppose that a paving company produces paved parking spaces (q) using a fixed quantity of land (t) and variable quantities of cement (c) and labor (l). the firm is currently paving 1,000 parking spaces. the firm's cost of cement is $3 comma 600.003,600.00 per acre covered (c) and its cost of labor is $35.0035.00/hour (w). for the quantities of c and l that the firm has chosen, mp subscript upper c baseline equals 60mpc=60 and mp subscript upper l baseline equals 7mpl=7. is this firm minimizing its cost of producing parking spaces?

Which of the following best explains the purpose of a supply schedule? a. to calculate how much time it takes for distribution. b. to indicate how supply and demand relate to price. c. to show the relationship between quantity supplied and prices. d. to demonstrate how the supply decreases as price increases.