Sony introduces a new compact music player to compete with apple’s ipod that carries a two-year warranty against manufacturer’s defects. based on industry experience with similar product introductions, warranty costs are expected to be approximately 2% of sales. by the end of the first year of selling the product, total sales are $29.8 million, and actual warranty expenditures are $180,000. what amount (if any) should sony report as a liability at the end of the year?

As a result of a labeling mistake at the chemical factory, a farmer accidentally sprays weedkiller rather than fertilizer on half her land. as a result, she loses half of her productive farmland. if the property of diminishing returns applies to all factors of production, she should expect to seea. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. b. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. c. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor. d. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor.