Tim wants to purchase a new computer and go to the caribbean for spring break. the computer is priced at $1,299, and the vacation is priced at $800. he has only $1,574 in his checking account, so he cannot afford to purchase both. after much thought, tim buys the computer and writes a check for $1,299.

At the end of year 2, retained earnings for the baker company was $3,550. revenue earned by the company in year 2 was $3,800, expenses paid during the period were $2,000, and dividends paid during the period were $1,400. based on this information alone, retained earnings at the beginning of year 2 was:

Define the marginal rate of substitution between two goods (x and y). if a consumer’s preferences are given by u(x,y) = x3/4y1/4, compute the consumer’s marginal rate of substitution as a function of x and y. calculate the mrs if the consumer has chosen to consumer 48 units of x and 16 units of y. show your work. (use the back of the page if necessary.

Determining effects of stock splits oracle corp has had the following stock splits since its inception. effective date split amount october 12, 2000 2 for 1 january 18, 2000 2 for 1 february 26, 1999 3 for 2 august 15, 1997 3 for 2 april 16, 1996 3 for 2 february 22, 1995 3 for 2 november 8, 1993 2 for 1 june 16,1989 2 for 1 december 21, 1987 2 for 1 march 9, 1987 2 for 1 a. if the par value of oracle shares was originally $2, what would oracle corp. report as par value per share on its 2015 balance sheet? compute the revised par value after each stock split. round answers to three decimal places.