This question examines the market for ring pops. You will use the formulas for a demand and supply curve to identify the equilibrium market price and quantity and analyze the benefits that consumers and producers derive from participation in this market. Below, you have the formulas for the demand curve and the supply curve for ring pops. If you plug any price into the formula for the demand function, you get the quantity demanded at that price. If you plug any price into the supply function, you get the quantity supplied at that price.

The Demand Function for ring pops: Q =12-2P

The Supply Function for ring pops: Q =2P/5

Use the table below to find the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied of ring pops at each price.

Price (per ring pop) Quantity of per ring pops demanded Quantity of per ring pops Supplied
$1
2 0.6
3 0.6
4
5 2.0
6

Refer to the payoff matrix. suppose that speedy bike and power bike are the only two bicycle manufacturing firms serving the market. both can choose large or small advertising budgets. is there a nash equilibrium solution to this game?

Which of the following is likely not a benefit of requiring a grand jury to listen to and examine all of the evidence against a person suspected of committing a serious crime and then independently deciding whether or not to hand down an indictment? 1.the grand jury system provides the accused another safeguard against being sent to trial and facing conviction based on flawed evidence. 2.the members of the grand jury are drawn from the community and are empowered to render independent decisions about whether or not the government has collected enough evidence to bring an individual to trial. 3.the grand jury’s decision can provide prosecutors insight into what is necessary to build a sufficient case if a similar crime is presented later. 4.the grand jury is impaneled to rubber-stamp prosecutors’ cases, which makes it possible for more cases to reach trial.

Xinhong company is considering replacing one of its manufacturing machines. the machine has a book value of $39,000 and a remaining useful life of 5 years, at which time its salvage value will be zero. it has a current market value of $49,000. variable manufacturing costs are $33,300 per year for this machine. information on two alternative replacement machines follows. alternative a alternative b cost $ 115,000 $ 117,000 variable manufacturing costs per year 22,900 10,100 1. calculate the total change in net income if alternative a and b is adopted. 2. should xinhong keep or replace its manufacturing machine