3. balancing utility and price suppose tim has to choose between purchasing high-definition televisions and juice. which of the following is the utility-maximizing rule that tim should follow while choosing the optimal quantities of these two goods? (note: in the answer options that follow, mu stands for "marginal utility.") mu of juice=mu of hdtvs (mu of juice)×(price of juice)=(mu of hdtvs)×(price of hdtvs) mu of juiceprice of juice=mu of hdtvsprice of hdtvs mu of juiceprice of hdtvs=mu of hdtvsprice of juice since juice costs little and high-definition televisions are expensive, it must follow that when people choose their optimal quantities of juice and high-definition televisions to purchase, the marginal utility they receive from the last high-definition television they buy is than the marginal utility they receive from the last gallon of juice they buy.

Case in point 1.2 suppose you work in the it department of global hotels, a multinational hotel chain. global hotels runs several specialized business support systems, including a guest reservations system that was developed in-house to meet the requirements of a large company with worldwide operations. guests can make one-stop online reservations by visiting global's website, which has links to all major travel industry sites. global hotels just acquired momma's, a regional chain of 20 motels in western canada. momma's uses a vertical reservations package suitable for small- to medium-sized businesses and a generic accounting and finance package. should momma's use global hotels' information systems or continue with its own? in your answer, consider issues such as business profiles, business processes, system interactivity, edi, ecommerce, and the characteristics of both information systems. what additional information would be to you in making a recommendation?

Companies in the u.s. car rental market vary greatly in terms of the size of the fleet, the number of locations, and annual revenue. in 2011 hertz had 320,000 cars in service and annual revenue of approximately $4.2 billion. the following data show the number of cars in service (1000s) and the annual revenue ($ millions) for six smaller car rental companies (auto rental news website, august 7, 2012). excel file: data14-09.xls if required, enter negative values as negative numbers. a. select a scatter diagram with the number of cars in service as the independent variable. b. what does the scatter diagram developed in part (a) indicate about the relationship between the two variables? c. use the least squares method to develop the estimated regression equation (to 3 decimals). ŷ = + x d. for every additional car placed in service, estimate how much annual revenue will change. by $ e. fox rent a car has 11,000 cars in service. use the estimated regression equation developed in part (c) to predict annual revenue for fox rent a car. round your answer to nearest whole value. $ million hide feedback partially correct

Which of the following distribution systems offers speed and reliability when emergency supplies are needed overseas? a. railroadsb. airfreightc. truckingd. pipelinese. waterways