1) What have been the primary causes of the price erosion in the capacitor market? 2) Evaluate Federated’s pricing policy as described in the consultant report. 3) Should Federated withdraw from the market? If so, how? 4) If Federated stays, what action should it take on the SVA bid due August 6? What should its long-run objectives for the market?

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.

Determine if the following statements are true or false. an increase in government spending can crowd out private investment. an improvement in the budget balance increases the demand for financial capital. an increase in private consumption may crowd out private investment. lower interest rates can lead to private investment being crowded out. a trade balance in sur+ increases the supply of financial capital. if private savings is equal to private investment, then there is neither a budget sur+ nor a budget deficit.

As a general rule, when accountants calculate profit they account for explicit costs but usually ignorea. certain outlays of money by the firm.b. implicit costs.c. operating costs.d. fixed costs.