On February 1, the Miro Company needs to purchase some office equipment. The company is short of cash and expects to be short for several months. The treasurer has said that he could pay for the equipment as follows:April 1 $150June 1 $300Aug 1 $450Oct 1 $600Dec 1 $750A local office supply firm will agree to sell the equipment to Miro now and accept payment according to the treasurer�s schedule. If interest will be charged at 3% every 2 months, with compounding once every 2 months, how much office equipment can the Miro Company buy now? What is the effective interest rate?

1. consider a two-firm industry. firm 1 (the incumbent) chooses a level of output qı. firm 2 (the potential entrant) observes qı and then chooses its level of output q2. the demand for the product is p 100 q, where q is the total output sold by the two firms which equals qi +q2. assume that the marginal cost of each firm is zero. a) find the subgame perfect equilibrium levels of qi and q2 keeping in mind that firm 1 chooses qi first and firm 2 observes qi and chooses its q2. find the profits of the two firms-n1 and t2- in the subgame perfect equilibrium. how do these numbers differ from the cournot equilibrium? b) for what level of qi would firm 2 be deterred from entering? would a rational firm 1 have an incentive to choose this level of qi? which entry condition does this market have: blockaded, deterred, or accommodated? now suppose that firm 2 has to incur a fixed cost of entry, f> 0. c) for what values of f will entry be blockaded? d) find out the entry deterring level of q, denoted by q1', a expression for firm l's profit, when entry is deterred, as a function of f. for what values of f would firm 1 use an entry deterring strategy?

Suppose a movie theater determines it can charge different prices to patrons who go to weekday matinees and people who attend evening and weekend shows . the movie theater's goal is to increase total revenue. the price elasticity of demand for weekend and evening patrons is -0.40, and the price elasticity of demand for matinee moviegoers is -1.90. based on the price elasticity of demand for each group of people, how should the movie theater adjust its prices?

The expenditures and receipts below are related to land, land improvements, and buildings acquired for use in a business enterprise. the receipts are enclosed in parentheses. money borrowed to pay building contractor (signed a note) $(276,500 ) (b) payment for construction from note proceeds 276,500 (c) cost of land fill and clearing 11,220 (d) delinquent real estate taxes on property assumed by purchaser 8,340 (e) premium on 6-month insurance policy during construction 12,060 (f) refund of 1-month insurance premium because construction completed early (2,010 ) (g) architect’s fee on building 27,040 (h) cost of real estate purchased as a plant site (land $206,800 and building $55,900) 262,700 (i) commission fee paid to real estate agency 9,620 (j) installation of fences around property 4,030 (k) cost of razing and removing building 10,130 (l) proceeds from salvage of demolished building (4,910 ) (m) interest paid during construction on money borrowed for construction 13,700 (n) cost of parking lots and driveways 17,690 (o) cost of trees and shrubbery planted (permanent in nature) 14,080 (p) excavation costs for new building 2,950 identify each item by letter and list the items in columnar form.