Suppose that every driver faces a 4% probability of an automobile accident every year. An accident will, on average, cost each driver $10,000. Suppose there are two types of individuals: those with $60,000.00 in the bank and those with $5,000.00 in the bank. Assume that individuals with $5,000.00 in the bank declare bankruptcy if they get in an accident. In bankruptcy, creditors receive only what individuals have in the bank. Assume that both types of individuals are only slightly risk averse.

Which statement below best describes george waring's approach to solving the problems of water-borne illness? a. waring is going with his "gut," because he believes that instincts and emotions are the best guides for action. b. waring efficiently and thoroughly lays out the case for why the problems are too large and overwhelming to be solved: people should just move out of cities back to their farms. c. waring has gathered the testimonies of people who live in densely populated areas in order to learn how they themselves have solved their problems. d. waring exhibits the industrial age's increased respect for and reliance on science and the scientific method.

4. suppose that pollution in a neighborhood comes from two factories, with marginal benefit curves given by mb1 = 12 – p1 and mb2 = 8 – p2. the level of pollution in the neighborhood is given by p = p1 + p2. the government wants to limit pollution by instituting a pollution-rights market. the government’s desired level of p is 10, so it prints 10 pollution rights and offers them for sale to the firms.a)find the equilibrium selling price of a pollution right, as well as the allocation of rights (and hence pollution levels) across the two factories. b)repeat part (a) for the case where the government’s desired level of pollution equals 14. c)comment on the usefulness of a pollution rights market in achieving efficient levels of pollution abatement.

When selecting a savings account, you should look at the following factors except annual percentage yield (apy) fees minimum balance interest thresholds taxes paid on the interest variable interest rates