Planes frequently push back from the gate on time but then wait 2 feet from the gate until it is time to queue up for takeoff. this increases fuel consumption and increases the time that passengers must sit in a cramped plane awaiting takeoff. which of the following performance metrics would, if emphasized in evaluations, incentivize airlines to engage in such practices? a performance metric that measures timeliness of the flight, where a flight is considered "on time" as long as the flight is boarded and away from the gate by the scheduled departure time a performance metric that measures customer satisfaction, based on customer comfort while on the plane a performance metric that measures timeliness of the flight, where a flight is considered "on time" as long as the plane takes off by the scheduled departure time.

Suppose that two firms produce differentiated products and compete in prices. as in class, the two firms are located at two ends of a line one mile apart. consumers are evenly distributed along the line. the firms have identical marginal cost, $60. firm b produces a product with value $110 to consumers.firm a (located at 0 on the unit line) produces a higher quality product with value $120 to consumers. the cost of travel are directly related to the distance a consumer travels to purchase a good. if a consumerhas to travel a mile to purchase a good, the incur a cost of $20. if they have to travel x fraction of a mile, they incur a cost of $20x. (a) write down the expressions for how much a consumer at location d would value the products sold by firms a and b, if they set prices p_{a} and p_{b} ? (b) based on your expressions in (a), how much will be demanded from each firm if prices p_{a} and p_{b} are set? (c) what are the nash equilibrium prices?

1. is the act of declaring a drivers license void and terminated when it is determined that the license was issued through error or fraud.

The purchasing agent for a company that assembles and sells air-conditioning equipment in a latin american country noted that the cost of compressors has increased significantly each time they have been reordered. the company uses an eoq model to determine order size. what are the implications of this price escalation with respect to order size? what factors other than price must be taken into consideration?