Select which characteristic of a perfectly competitive industry is not met in the examples below. Four fundamental characteristics of a perfectly competitive industry:

(1) there is a large number of buyers and sellers,
(2) firms in the industry produce and sell a homogeneous product,
(3) information is equally accessible to both buyers and sellers, and
(4) there are insignificant barriers to industry entry or exit.

Even though one firm produces a large portion of the industry's total output, there are many firms in the industry, and their products are indistinguishable. Firms can easily exit and enter the industry. This example violates characteristic number nothing. There are many buyers and sellers in the industry. Consumers have equal information about the prices of firms' products, which differ slightly in quality from firm to firm. This example violates characteristic number nothing.

a. Many taxicabs compete in a city. The city's government requires all taxicabs to provide identical service.
b. Taxicabs are virtually identical, and all drivers must wear a designated uniform.
c. The government also limits the number of taxicab companies that can operate within the city's boundaries.
d. This example violates characteristic number nothing.

Ben collins plans to buy a house for $166,000. if the real estate in his area is expected to increase in value by 2 percent each year, what will its approximate value be five years from now?

Instructions: use the following information to construct the 2000 balance sheet and income statement for carolina business machines. round all numbers to the nearest whole dollar. all numbers are in thousands of dollars. be sure to read the whole problem before you jump in and get started. at the end of 1999 the firm had $43,000 in gross fixed assets. in 2000 they purchased an additional $14,000 of fixed asset equipment. accumulated depreciation at the end of 1999 was $21,000. the depreciation expense in 2000 is $4,620. at the end of 2000 the firm had $3,000 in cash and $3,000 in accounts payable. in 2000 the firm extended a total of $9,000 in credit to a number of their customers in the form of accounts receivable. the firm generated $60,000 in sales revenue in 2000. their cost of goods sold was 60 percent of sales. they also incurred salaries and wages expense of $10,000. to date the firm has $1,000 in accrued salaries and wages. they borrowed $10,000 from their local bank to finance the $15,000 in inventory they now have on hand. the firm also has $7,120 invested in marketable securities. the firm currently has $20,000 in long-term debt outstanding and paid $2,000 in interest on their outstanding debt. over the firm's life, shareholders have put up $30,000. eighty percent of the shareholder's funds are in the form of retained earnings. the par value per share of carolina business machines stock is

1. the healthy pantry bought new shelving and financed $7,300 with 36 monthly payments of $267.65 each. suppose the firm pays the loan off with 13 payments left. use the rule of 78 to find the amount of unearned interest. 2. the healthy pantry bought new shelving and financed $7,300 with 36 monthly payments of $267.65 each. suppose the firm pays the loan off with 13 payments left. use the rule of 78 to find the amount necessary to pay off the loan. ! i entered 967.82 for question 1 and 5,455.78 for question 2 and it said it was