a productivity index of 110% means that a company’s labor costs would have been 10% higher if it had not made production improvements. assume that digby had a productivity index of 112% and that baldwin had a productivity index of 103%. now refer to the income statements in the annual report for digby and baldwin. using the labor costs shown in the income statements, how much more did digby save in direct labor costs compared to baldwin by having a higher productivity index?

Many potential buyers value high-quality used cars at the full-information market price of € p1 and lemons at € p2. a limited number of potential sellers value high-quality cars at € v1 ≤ p1 and lemons at € v2 ≤ p2. everyone is risk neutral. the share of lemons among all the used cars that might be potentially sold is € θ . suppose that the buyers incur a transaction cost of $200 to purchase a car. this transaction cost is the value of their time to find a car. what is the equilibrium? is it possible that no cars are sold