A tax of $0.25 is imposed on each bag of potato chips that is sold. The tax decreases producer surplus by $600 per day; • generates tax revenue of $1,220 per day; . decreases the equilibrium quantity of potato chips by 120 bags per day. From this information, it follows that the tax a. decreases consumer surplus by $645 per day. b. decreases the equilibrium quantity from 6,000 bags per day to 5,880 bags per day. c. decreases total surplus from $3,000 to $1,800 per day. d. produces a deadweight loss of $15 per day.

The lee family is looking to buy a house in one of two suburban areas just outside of a major city, and air quality is a top priority for them. overall air quality is calculated by taking measures in 100 locations within each suburb and then calculating a measure of central tendency. in one suburb, there is a major bus station that creates very poor air quality at its location but has no impact in the surrounding parts of the suburb. in this situation, which measure of overall suburb air quality would be most useful?

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.

The discussion of the standards for selection of peanuts that will be used in m& ms and the placement of the m& m logo on the candies speaks to which building block of a sustainable competitive advantage: