Which of the following statements is correct? a. antitrust laws are always the best way to limit monopoly power. b. marginal-cost pricing requires a natural monopoly to earn zero economic profits. c. it is possible that the best approach to monopolies is for the government to do nothing. d. public ownership is preferred to regulation in order to minimize the deadweight losses associated with natural monopolies.

Add the mips assembly language instructions (after main: ) to complete the following (in this order). do not skip steps. use other registers as needed. actions: 1. initialize the register $s0 to 35 2. prompt the user to enter a number, read the number and then put it into register $s1 3. prompt the user to enter a number, read the number and then put it into register $s2 4. store the value in $s1 into the memory at address 0x10010000. 5. store the value in $s2 into the memory at address 0x10010004. 6. calculate the value of $s0 - $s1 $s2 and store the result in the memory at address 0x10010008. 7. print the following output each on its own line. you will need to determine the location of each of the strings from the beginning of the memory segment a. your name b. the value in address 0x10010000 c. the value in address 0x10010004 d. the value in address 0x10010008 8. exchange or swap the values in $s1 and $s2 9. set the value in $s0 to -$s0

Balance sheet the assets of dallas & associates consist entirely of current assets and net plant and equipment. the firm has total assets of $2 5 million and net plant and equipment equals $2 million. it has notes payable of $150,000, long-term debt of $750,000, and total common equity of $1 5 million. the firm does have accounts payable and accruals on its balance sheet. the firm only finances with debt and common equity, so it has no preferred stock on its balance sheet. a. what is the company's total debt? b. what is the amount of total liabilities and equity that appears on the firm's balance sheet? c. what is the balance of current assets on the firm's balance sheet? d. what is the balance of current liabilities on the firm's balance sheet? e. what is the amount of accounts payable and accruals on its balance sheet? [hint: consider this as a single line item on the firm's balance sheet.] f. what is the firm's net working capital? g. what is the firm's net operating working capital? h. what is the explanation for the difference in your answers to parts f and g?

Jade international is a highly diversified global firm with headquarters in new jersey. it manufactures a variety of products ranging from home security systems to automotive components. jade's 100,000 employees work at facilities located in more than 60 countries around the world. jade frequently sends american managers overseas to manage the firm's foreign facilities. the hr department is considering the idea of redesigning jade's expatriate support services program.which of the following, if true, best supports jade's decision to provide assistance to trailing spouses in finding jobs overseas? a) jade puts great emphasis on promoting the role of women in global management.b) the majority of jade's expatriate managers have long-term international experience.c) jade has lost a significant chunk of its global cadre in the recent past owing to its failure to offer feasible options to address the dual-career couples dilemma.d) female managers at jade have reported discriminatory treatment while on overseas assignments.