Suppose the government levies a tax of $0.50 per pack on the buyers of cigarettes. suppose also that the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is 1.2 and the price elasticity of supply is 0.7. after this tax is levied, total surplus will , and the price received by producers (not including the tax) will ,a. increase increase by exactly $0.50b. decrease fall by exactly $0.50c. increase fall by less than $0.50d. decrease fall by less than $0.50e. increase increase by more than $0.50

Bond x is noncallable and has 20 years to maturity, a 7% annual coupon, and a $1,000 par value. your required return on bond x is 10%; if you buy it, you plan to hold it for 5 years. you (and the market) have expectations that in 5 years, the yield to maturity on a 15-year bond with similar risk will be 9.5%. how much should you be willing to pay for bond x today? (hint: you will need to know how much the bond will be worth at the end of 5 years.) do not round intermediate calculations. round your answer to the nearest cent.

According to the philosopher immanuel kant, the right of employees to know the nature of the job they are being hired to do and the obligation of a company not to deceive them in this respect is mainly reflective of the basic right of . privac yb. free consentc. freedom of speechd. freedom of consciencee. first refusal

Question 6 of 102 pointswhich situation shows a constant rate of change? oa. the number of tickets sold compared with the number of minutesbefore a football gameob. the height of a bird over timeoc. the cost of a bunch of grapes compared with its weightod. the outside temperature compared with the time of day