This table can be used to organize Gigi’s credit card balances and payments over 6 months. The annual percentage rate on the credit card is 14%. Gigi’s Credit Card Payments Month Balance Payment Interest Rate Interest Charged 1 $650 $300 0. 01167 $4. 08 2 $354. 08 $50 0. 01167 3 $307. 63 $50 0. 01167 4 $260. 64 $50 0. 01167 5 $213. 10 $50 0. 01167 6 $165 $50 0. 01167 What is the amount of interest charged for the first 6 months? $.

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i.e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i.e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process.c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces

Boone brothers remodels homes and replaces windows. ace builders constructs new homes. if boone brothers considers expanding into new home construction, it should evaluate the expansion project using which one of the following as the required return for the project?

Why do you think the compensation plans differ at the two firms? in particular, why do you think kaufmann’s pays commissions to salespeople, while parkleigh does not? why does parkleigh offer employees discounts on purchases, while kaufmann’s does not?