Suppose an economy has two industries producing corn (c) and tractor (t). The production functions for the two industries are. Yc = min (Lc/2, Kc/1) and Yt = min (Lt/2.5, Kt/3),

where Li and Ki are the amount of labor and capital used in industry i (i = c, t). Constraints for labor and capital endowments are given as follows:

Lc + Lt ≤ 63 and Kc + Kt ≤ 42.

Derive the production transformation curve and show the output vector (Yc, Yt) that corresponds to full employment of both factors? (10 marks)

What range of output price ratio (Pc/Pt) is consistent with the full employment of both factors simultaneously? (10 marks)

Daniel owns 100 shares of abc corporation's common stock. abc uses the fair value option, and recent declines in the firm's credit rating have caused the value of the firm's outstanding bonds payable to drop by 10%. daniel feels this is good news, but he wants to know what you think about the situation. which of the following represents your best response? a : "this situation may be positive for you in that the change in abc's credit standing indicates that the value of the firm's assets is likely increasing. however, the drop in bond value may negate any positive effects on your bottom line, because it means your claim on the firm's assets is simultaneously decreasing." b : "actually, this is bad news all around. the drop in the value of abc's bonds payable means shareholders' claims on the firm's assets have decreased. moreover, abc's declining credit rating means that the firm's assets are probably also dropping in value, thus magnifying your losses even more." c : "on the surface, this seems like good news because it means your claim on the firm's assets has increased. however, the drop in creditworthiness may also indicate that abc's assets are declining in value, thus offsetting any gains associated with the drop in bonds payable." d : "you're right! this is good news because it means that abc's debtholders have a decreased claim on the firm's assets. as a result, the firm's existing shareholders"like you"have seen their claim on the firm's assets increase."

Tara incorporates her sole proprietorship, transferring it to newly formed black corporation. the assets transferred have an adjusted basis of $240,000 and a fair market value of $300,000. also transferred was $10,000 in liabilities, $1,000 of which was personal and the balance of $9,000 being business related. in return for these transfers, tara receives all of the stock in black corporation. a. black corporation has a basis of $241,000 in the property. b. black corporation has a basis of $240,000 in the property. c. tara’s basis in the black corporation stock is $241,000. d. tara’s basis in the black corporation stock is $249,000. e. none of the above.

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