Emilie loves profiteroles. She makes a profiterole by combining one unit of chocolate sauce (say 8 fl oz) and two puffs (stuffed with paste). She receives one unit of utility per profiterole. Bertrand just likes to eat. He receives one unit of utility per puff or per unit of chocolate sauce. Bertrand and Emilie are on a diet that assigns points to food: pp is the number of points for a puff, and pc is the number of points for a unit of chocolate sauce. They would simply like to maintain their current weight, so the diet rules are as follows: They can consume any combination of chocolate sauce and puffs as long as the total number of points is less than (or equal to) the point-value of their endowment.

a. Suppose that Emilie and Bertrand decide to have a private party. Bertrand brings one bottle of chocolate sauce (8 units) and Emilie brings one box of puffs (16 puffs). Represent this two-consumer, two-good exchange economy in an Edgeworth box, remembering to indicate the endowment point.
b. Find the contract curve in this economy.
c. What is the equilibrium point in this Edgeworth box? What is the equilibrium price ratio?

Acompany using the perpetual inventory system purchased inventory worth $540,000 on account with credit terms of 2/15, n/45. defective inventory of $40,000 was returned 2 days later, and the accounts were appropriately adjusted. if the company paid the invoice 20 days later, the journal entry to record the payment would be

10. which of the following is true regarding preretirement inflation? a. defined-benefit plans provide more inflation protection than defined-contribution plans. b. because of preretirement inflation, possible investment-related growth is increased for defined-contribution plans. c. all types of benefits are designed to cope with preretirement inflation. d. preretirement inflation is generally reflected in the increase in an employee's compensation level over a working career.

Selected t-account balances for bloomfield company are shown below as of january 31, which reflect its accounting adjustments. the firm uses a calendar-year accounting period, but prepares monthly accounting adjustments.suppliesjan. 31 bal. 1,800 1,800 jan. 31 bal.supplies expensejan. 31 bal. 1,920 1,148 jan. 31 bal.prepaid insurancejan. 31 bal. 1,148 1,148 jan. 31 bal.insurance expensejan. 31 bal. 164 164 jan. 31 bal.wages payablejan. 31 bal. 1,400 1,400 jan. 31 bal.wages expensejan. 31 bal. 6,400 6,400 jan. 31 bal.truckjan. 31 bal. 17,376 17,376 jan. 31 bal.accumulated depreciation -truckjan. 31 bal. 5,068 5,068 jan. 31 bal.a. if the amount in supplies expense represents the january 31 adjustment for the supplies used in january, and $1,240 worth of supplies were purchased during january, what was the january 1 beginning balance of supplies? $answerb. the amount in the insurance expense account represents the adjustment made at january 31 for january insurance expense. if the original insurance premium was for one year, what was the amount of the premium, and on what date did the insurance policy start? amount of the premium $answerthe policy began on answerjune 1july 1august 1september 1october 1november 1 of the previous year.c. if we assume that no beginning balance existed in either in either wage payable or wage expense on january 1, how much cash was paid as wages during january? $answerd. if the truck has a useful life of four years (or 48 months), what is the monthly amount of depreciation expense, and how many months has bloomfield owned the truck? answermonths