Two firms have the same technology and must pay the same wages for labor. They have identical factories, but firm 1 paid a higher price for its factory than firm 2 did. If they are both profit maximizers and have upward-sloping marginal cost curves, then we would expect firm 1 to have a higher output than firm 2. a) true
b) false

Abenefit of using a debit or credit card instead of cash is that it provides a paper record of a purchase. looking at the purchases below, which one should be made using a credit or a debit card?

Astock with a beta of 0.6 has an expected rate of return of 13%. if the market return this year turns out to be 10 percentage points below expectations, what is your best guess as to the rate of return on the stock? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.)

Medtronic, inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with st. jude medical s.c., inc. james hughes worked for medtronic as a sales manager. his contract prohibited him from working for a competitor for one year after leaving medtronic. hughes sought a position as a sales director for st. jude. st. jude told hughes that his contract with medtronic was unenforceable and offered him a job. hughes accepted. medtronic filed a suit, alleging wrongful interference. which type of interference was most likely the basis for this suit? did it occur here? medtronic, inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with st. jude medical s.c., inc. james hughes worked for medtronic as a sales manager. his contract prohibited him from working for a competitor for one year after leaving medtronic