The metro system in Chepe City is new, so the government has decided not to sell tickets but to charge a flat amount to each of the 1,000 users in the city. Also, the government does not have any clear way to check if all the 1,000 users have paid the monthly share. If the individual share is $30 per month and the monthly total cost of the metro system is $24,000 , what is the maximum number of free riders who can be tolerated by the government without having a negative balance in a month

The management of a supermarket wants to adopt a new promotional policy of giving a free gift to every customer who spends > a certain amount per visit at this supermarket. the expectation of the management is that after this promotional policy is advertised, the expenditures for all customers at this supermarket will be normally distributed with a mean of $95 and a standard deviation of $20. if the management wants to give free gifts to at most 10% of the customers, what should the amount be above which a customer would receive a free gift?

Retirement investment advisors, inc., has just offered you an annual interest rate of 4.4 percent until you retire in 40 years. you believe that interest rates will increase over the next year and you would be offered 5 percent per year one year from today. if you plan to deposit $13,000 into the account either this year or next year, how much more will you have when you retire if you wait one year to make your deposit?

As task uncertainty and interdependence increase, are a more effective coordination mechanism than