Suppose Rita obtains 10 units of utility from the last dollar of income she receives and David obtains 6 units of utility from his last dollar of income. Assume both David and Rita have the same capacity to derive utility from income with identical marginal-utility-of-income-curves. Those who favor an equal distribution of income would. a. advocate redistributing income from David to Rita. b. advocate redistributing income from Rita to David. c. be content with this distribution of income between Rita and David. d. argue that any redistribution of income between them would increase total utility.

You wish to buy a cabin in 15 years. today, the cabin costs $150,000. you believe the price of the cabin will inflate at 4% annually. you want to invest a single amount of money (lump sum) today and have the money grow to equal the future purchase price of the cabin 15 years from now. if you can earn 10% annually on your investments, how much do you need to invest now, in order to be able to purchase the cabin?

University hero is considering expanding operations beyond its healthy sandwiches. jim axelrod, vice president of marketing, would like to add a line of smoothies with a similar health emphasis. each smoothie would include two free health supplements such as vitamins, antioxidants, and protein. jim believes smoothie sales should fill the slow mid-afternoon period. adding the line of smoothies would require purchasing additional freezer space, machinery, and equipment. jim provides the following projections of net sales, net income, and average total assets in support of his proposal. sandwichesonly sandwiches and smoothies net sales $ 750,000 $ 1,350,000 net income 120,000 210,000 average total assets 350,000 750,000 return on assetschoose numerator ÷ choose denominator = return on assets÷ = return on assets÷ = profit margin÷ = profit margin÷ = asset turnover÷ = asset turnover÷ = times

Dan wants to start a supermarket in his hometown, and wants to get into the business only after finding out about the market and how successful his business might be. the best way for dan to gain knowledge is to: