Dale Corp. successfully patented a medical diagnostic machine. Five years after receiving the patent, Dale was legally challenged by Bisk Corp., which had a similar machine. Dale spent $600,000 to successfully defend the patent. How should Dale treat the $600,000?

Suppose that each firm in a competitive industry has the following costs: total cost: tc=50+12q2tc=50+12q2 marginal cost: mc=qmc=q where qq is an individual firm's quantity produced. the market demand curve for this product is: demand qd=160−4pqd=160−4p where pp is the price and qq is the total quantity of the good. each firm's fixed cost is.

Heather has been an active participant in a defined benefit plan for 19 years. during her last 6 years of employment, heather earned $42,000, $48,000, $56,000, $80,000, $89,000, and $108,000, respectively (representing her highest-income years). calculate heather’s maximum allowable benefits from her qualified plan (assume that there are fewer than 100 participants). assume that heather’s average compensation for her three highest years is $199,700. calculate her maximum allowable benefits.

Which of the following is one of the main causes of inflation? a. wages drop so workers have to spend a higher percentage of income on necessities. b. demand drops and forces producers to charge more to meet their costs. c. rising unemployment cuts into national income. d. consumers demand goods faster than they can be supplied.