The health care jimmy’s employer offers is a fee-for-service plan in which jimmy and his family must pay for $12,500 in health related services in a calendar year before the insurance company begins to pay. jimmy and his family have several health related issues that demand $685.00 each month. if one of jimmy’s children were to become seriously injured at the end of the year, how much would the related health costs need to be in order for the insurance company to assume responsibility?

Google started as one of many internet search engines, amazon started as an online book seller, and ebay began as a site where people could sell used personal items in auctions. these firms have grown to be so large and dominant that they are facing antitrust scrutiny from competition regulators in the us and elsewhere. did these online giants grow by fairly beating competition, or did they use unfair advantages? are there any clouds on the horizon for these firms -- could they face diseconomies of scale or diseconomies of scope as they continue to grow? if so, what factors may limit their continued growth?