During its run on​ Broadway, the play The Producers regularly sold out all available tickets at the St. James Theater. The theater could have raised ticket prices from​ $75 to​ $125 and still sold all available tickets but chose not to do so. The best explanation for this decision is A. theater owners are not motivated to maximize their profits. B. theater owners are unaware of the elasticity of demand for Broadway shows. C. theater owners do not want to raise their prices on​ weekends, when demand is​ high, and then have to lower prices during the​ week, when demand is lower. D. firms sometimes give up profits in the short run to keep their customers happy and increase their profits in the long run.

Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Suppose that electricity producers create a negative externality equal to $5 per unit. further suppose that the government imposes a $5 per-unit tax on the producers. what is the relationship between the after-tax equilibrium quantity and the socially optimal quantity of electricity to be produced?

Double corporation acquired all of the common stock of simple company for