Darby's employer, holden inc., has a policy that permits any employee who works as late as 8: 00 p. m. to eat dinner at company expense. she is in the habit of staying until 8: 00 p. m. every night, whether her workload requires it. she orders enough food for dinner, with leftovers for lunch the next day. she has managed to cut her grocery bill to virtually nothing. sometimes she invites her boyfriend to join her for dinner. she knows that the other employees are doing it, too. is darby doing anything wrong?

The market for corn in country a is highly competitive. at the current market price of $5/bushel there is a shortage of 100,000 bushels of corn in this country. media reports claim that the price of corn will rise drastically in the near future. according to these reports, the neighboring country b had witnessed a similar situation recently. at the same price, the shortage in country b was also 100,000 bushels and eventually the equilibrium price in b went up to $10/bushel. both countries are known to have equal number of corn producers and the market supply of corn is identical at all prices. this, combined with the fact that consumers in the two countries also have similar tastes and preferences, led the media to conclude that the price of corn in country a would soon be as high as $10/bushel. the new equilibrium price turns out to be below $10/bushel, what inferences can be drawn?

Shawn received an e-mail offering a great deal on music, movie, and game downloads. he has never heard of the company, and the e-mail address and company name do not match. what should shawn do?

Explain how can you avoid conflict by adjusting