Consider a competitive market for a consumer product. Suppose this product goes out of fashion with consumers. How will this sudden drop in popularity affect the profit of an individual firm in this market in the long run? A The profnt of an individual firm increases from a smaller positive value to a larger positive value in the long run.
B. The profht of an individual firm increases from zero to a positive value in the long run.
C. The profit of an individual firm decreases from zero, and the firm will incur a loss in the long run.
D. The profit of an individual firm stays at zero in the long run.

Precision dyes is analyzing two machines to determine which one it should purchase. the company requires a rate of return of 15 percent and uses straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the life of its equipment. ignore bonus depreciation. machine a has a cost of $462,000, annual aftertax cash outflows of $46,200, and a four-year life. machine b costs $898,000, has annual aftertax cash outflows of $16,500, and has a seven-year life. whichever machine is purchased will be replaced at the end of its useful life. which machine should the company purchase and how much less is that machine's eac as compared to the other machine's

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Noah met an old friend at a coffee shop. he jotted down the friend's new phone number, but later that afternoon he could not find it or remember what he had done with it. a couple of days later, noah went back to the coffee shop, and while waiting in line, he suddenly remembered where he had put the phone number. this is an example of: