Supermodel Linda Evangelista has been quoted as saying. "l] don't wake up for less than $20,000 a day." If Ms. Evangelista is paid $25,000 for her next daylong photo shoot, then 1) she is being paid $25,000 to cover her opportunity cost.2) the entire $25,000 would be considered economic rent to labor.3) she is receiving economic rent to labor equal to $5,000.4) the first $15,000 she receives is economic rent to labor and the next $5,000 is more economic rent.

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.