Question 1 (8 points) Ocean City Kite Company manufactures & sells kites for $7.50 each. The variable cost per kite is $3.50 with the current annual sales volume of 55,000 kites. This volume is currently Ocean City Kite's breaking even point. Use this information to determine the dollar amount of Ocean City Kite Company's fixed costs. (Round dollar value to the nearest whole dollar & enter as whole dollars only.)

Suppose that electricity producers create a negative externality equal to $5 per unit. further suppose that the government imposes a $5 per-unit tax on the producers. what is the relationship between the after-tax equilibrium quantity and the socially optimal quantity of electricity to be produced?

An investor purchases 500 shares of nevada industries common stock for $22.00 per share today. at t = 1 year, this investor receives a $0.42 per share dividend (which is not reinvested) on the 500 shares and purchases an additional 500 shares for $24.75 per share. at t = 2 years, he receives another $0.42 (not reinvested) per share dividend on 1,000 shares and purchases 600 more shares for $31.25 per share. at t = 3 years, he sells 1,000 of the shares for $35.50 per share and the remaining 600 shares at $36.00 per share, but receives no dividends. assuming no commissions or taxes, the money-weighted rate of return received on this investment is closest to:

An emerging methodology to integrate the effort of the development team and the operations team to improve the functionality and security of applications is known as