Empire Industries is considering adding a new product to its lineup. This product is expected to generate sales for four years after which time the product will be discontinued. What is the project's net present value if the firm wants to earn a 13 percent rate of return?
Year. Cash Flow
0 --- -62,000
1 --- 16.500
2 --- 23,800
3 --- 27,100
4 --- 23,300

a. $3,505.52
b. $3,767.24
c. $4,312.65
d. $4,519.58
e. $4,902.71

In the supply-and-demand schedule shown above, at the lowest price of $50, producers supply music players and consumers demand music players.

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i.e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i.e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process.c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces

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