Solve for the Stackelberg subgame-perfect Nash equilibrium for the game tree illustrated to the right. What is the joint profit maximizing outcome? Why is that not the outcome of this game? A. The game does not have a Nash equililbrium. B. The Nash equilibrium is for Firm 1 to produce 360 units and for Firm 2 to produce 64 units if Firm 1 produces 180 units, 64 if Firm 1 produces 240, and 48 if Firm 1 produces 360. C. The Nash equilibrium is for Firm 1 to produce 360 units and for Firm 2 to produce 64 units if Firm 1 produces 180 units, 48 if Firm 1 produces 240, and 48 if Firm 1 produces 360. D. The Nash equilibrium is for Firm 1 to produce 240 units and for Firm 2 to produce 64 units if Firm 1 produces 180 units, 64 if Firm 1 produces 240, and 48 if Firm 1 produces 360. E. The Nash equilibrium is for Firm 1 to produce 360 units and for Firm 2 to produce 64 units if Firm 1 produces 180 units, 64 if Firm 1 produces 240, and 64 if Firm 1 produces 360.

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51

Suppose that a paving company produces paved parking spaces (q) using a fixed quantity of land (t) and variable quantities of cement (c) and labor (l). the firm is currently paving 1,000 parking spaces. the firm's cost of cement is $3 comma 600.003,600.00 per acre covered (c) and its cost of labor is $35.0035.00/hour (w). for the quantities of c and l that the firm has chosen, mp subscript upper c baseline equals 60mpc=60 and mp subscript upper l baseline equals 7mpl=7. is this firm minimizing its cost of producing parking spaces?

Joint cost cheyenne, inc. produces three products from a common input. the joint costs for a typical quarter follow: direct materials $45,000 direct labor 55,000 overhead 60,000 the revenues from each product are as follows: product a $75,000 product b 80,000 product c 30,000 management is considering processing product a beyond the split-off point, which would increase the sales value of product a to $116,000. however, to process product a further means that the company must rent some special equipment costing $17,500 per quarter. additional materials and labor also needed would cost $12,650 per quarter. a. what is the gross profit currently being earned by the three products for one quarter? $answer b. what is the effect on quarterly profits if the company decides to process product a further? $answer