Aservice is willing to pay $2.95 per knife for as many knives as caroline is willing to sharpen. on a particular day, she is willing to sharpen the first knife for $2.00, the second knife for $2.25, the third knife for $2.75, and the fourth knife for $3.50. assume caroline is rational in deciding how many knives to sharpen. her producer surplus is

On january 2, well co. purchased 10% of rea, inc.’s outstanding common shares for $400,000, which equaled the carrying amount and the fair value of the interest purchased in rea’s net assets. well did not elect the fair value option. because well is the largest single shareholder in rea, and well’s officers are a majority on rea’s board of directors, well exercises significant influence over rea. rea reported net income of $500,000 for the year and paid dividends of $150,000. in its december 31 balance sheet, what amount should well report as investment in rea?

Describe a real or made-up but possible example of a situation where an employee faces a conflict of interest. explain at least two things the company could do to make sure the employee won't be tempted into unethical behavior by that conflict of interest. (3.0 points)

Michael works in an it firm that is well known for making innovative products. michael is asked to develop a product that would serve an unmet need. though he has many ideas for it, none of them quite fits the bill. he finally decides to stand back from the problem for a period of time and ceases to consciously think about the yet-to-be-developed product. after a week, as he looks over his notes, he realizes the solution. the period of time in which michael did not consciously work on the problem is referred to as