When both producers and consumers experience a surplus, the market will be efficient?

How do patents and copyrights encourage innovation? they limit the number of inventions an individual may patent or copyright, so more people can invent things. they prevent inventors and other creative people from making huge profits, thus keeping prices low for consumers. they grant companies the right to copy the inventions and creative works of individuals at little or no cost. they give inventors and writers exclusive rights to make and sell their inventions and works, possibly making large profits?

You are the manager of a firm that produces output in two plants. the demand for your firm's product is p = 20 − q, where q = q1 + q2. the marginal costs associated with producing in the two plants are mc1 = 2 and mc2 = 2q2. how much output should be produced in plant 1 in order to maximize profits?

The 2016 financial statements of the new york times company reveal average shareholders’ equity attributable to controlling interest of $837,283 thousand, net operating profit after tax of $48,032 thousand, net income attributable to the new york times company of $29,068 thousand, and average net operating assets of $354,414 thousand. the company's return on net operating assets (rnoa) for the year is: select one: a. 3.5% b. 6.9% c. 13.6% d. 18.7% e. there is not enough information to calculate the ratio.