A company that markets board games and jigsaw puzzles wonders if there are untapped opportunities for these forms of entertainment in the electronic
age. Its marketers want to better understand what brings family and friends
together and how people feel when they choose face-to-face interactions over
electronic forms of entertainment. Which kind of data gathering will best
provide the kind of information the company is seeking?
A. A focus group where people discuss leisure time preferences and
habits
B. An experiment testing reactions to different package designs
C. A survey asking people how many different games they've played
or puzzles they've completed in the last year
D. Observations of customers purchasing board games in stores

Annuity payments are assumed to come at the end of each payment period (termed an ordinary annuity). however, an exception occurs when the annuity payments come at the beginning of each period (termed an annuity due). what is the future value of a 13-year annuity of $2,800 per period where payments come at the beginning of each period? the interest rate is 9 percent. use appendix c for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. to find the future value of an annuity due when using the appendix tables, add 1 to n and subtract 1 from the tabular value. for example, to find the future value of a $100 payment at the beginning of each period for five periods at 10 percent, go to appendix c for n = 6 and i = 10 percent. look up the value of 7.716 and subtract 1 from it for an answer of 6.716 or $671.60 ($100 × 6.716)

10. problems and applications q10 a market is described by the following supply-and-demand curves: qsqs = = 2p2p qdqd = = 300â’p300â’p the equilibrium price is $ and the equilibrium quantity is . suppose the government imposes a price ceiling of $90. this price ceiling is , and the market price will be $ . the quantity supplied will be , and the quantity demanded will be . therefore, a price ceiling of $90 will result in . suppose the government imposes a price floor of $90. this price floor is , and the market price will be $ . the quantity supplied will be and the quantity demanded will be . therefore, a price floor of $90 will result in . instead of a price control, the government levies a tax on producers of $30. as a result, the new supply curve is: qsqs = = 2(pâ’30)2pâ’30 with this tax, the market price will be $ , the quantity supplied will be , and the quantity demanded will be . the passage of such tax will result in .

Suppose that the total revenue received by a company selling basketballs is $960 when the price is set at $60 per basketball and $960 when the price is set at $40 per basketball. without using the midpoint formula, identify whether demand is elastic, inelastic, or unit-elastic over this price range.