The government would like to reduce pollution from this amount by 12 tons and so implements a quantity constraint at the quantity in part (a) minus 12. What is the cost to this firm of reducing pollution by 12 tons?

Salt corporation's contribution margin ratio is 78% and its fixed monthly expenses are $30,000. assume that the company's sales for may are expected to be $89,000. required: estimate the company's net operating income for may, assuming that the fixed monthly expenses do not change.

Explain whether each of the following events increases or decreases the money supply. a. the fed buys bonds in open-market operations. b. the fed reduces the reserve requirement. c. the fed increases the interest rate it pays on reserves. d. citibank repays a loan it had previously taken from the fed. e. after a rash of pickpocketing, people decide to hold less currency. f. fearful of bank runs, bankers decide to hold more excess reserves. g. the fomc increases its target for the federal funds rate.

Environmentalists are concerned about emissions of sulfur dioxide into the air. the average number of days per year in which sulfur dioxide levels exceed 150 milligrams per cubic meter in milan, italy, is 29. the number of days per year in which emission limits are exceeded is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 4.0 days. what percentage of the years would exceed 37 days?