Alice is willing to spend $30 on a pair of jeans, and has a coupon for $10 off she found online. She selects and purchases a $35 pair of jeans, pre-discount.
(Alice's consumer surplus, $5)
<span>Jeff finds some steaks for $16 for which he would have been willing to pay $20. The butcher notices the meat is near the expiration date and gives him an extra 75% off. </span>
(Jeff's consumer surplus, $16)
<span>Nicole has in her possession a hockey puck from the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and sells it on eBay. She will only sell the puck if the winning bid is greater than or equal to $500. After bidding closes, the last bid stands at $500. </span>
(Nicole's producer surplus, $0)
<span>Claire is trying to sell her used calculus textbook online. She asks for $150 or best offer and is willing to sell for anything over $100. She is able to sell it for $125. </span>
(Claire's producer surplus, $25)
<span>Roy is willing to pay $2.50 for a sports drink. He notices the price is $2.79 and chooses not to purchase a sports drink. (Roy's consumer surplus, $0)</span>
Answer:
In a situation when
You go to a flea market and buy a used color TV set for $100. One day you receive a notice that the owner of the TV, which had been stolen from her house and sold by the thief at the flea market, wants the set back. She says if you do not return the TV she will sue you for:
a. conversion, and probably win even though you did not know the set was stolen
Explanation:
Seeing for Conversion is when a person claims that you stole property from him or her. It is the equivalent of theft charges. Prosecutors are the ones that have to bring justice to these kinds of situations, and they can be carried out in small local courts or by the retirement of an attorney to follow the case. Nevertheless, if the person is found innocent, the accused can sue for damages.
Answer:
1. <em>Holders of the stock are entitled to receive current and all past dividends before common stockholders receive any dividends</em> - Cumulative Shares
Holders of Cumulative Shares will always receive the dividends owed to them because even if they do not get it in a particular period, the dividends will accrue until the company is able to pay them.
2. <em>Holders of the stock can receive dividends exceeding the stated rate under certain conditions - </em>Participating Shares
Participating Shareholders are eligible to receive an extra dividend provided that there is surplus profit after all the other dividends have been paid off.
<em>3. Holders of the stock are not entitled to receive dividends in excess of the stated rate. - </em>Non- Participating Shares
Even if there are surplus profits after all other dividends have been paid off, these holders are not entitled to that profit.
<em>4. Holders of the stock lose any dividends that are not declared in the current year - </em>Non- Cumulative Shares
If their dividend is not declared in a certain period, they will forfeit that dividend for the period.
Answer:
e. All of the above are inputs required for capital budgeting analysis.
Explanation:
All of the given parameters are inputs required for capital budgeting analysis. is an input required for a multinational capital budgeting analysis, given that it is conducted from the parent's viewpoint.
a. Salvage value
Salvage value is the estimated resale value of an asset at the end of its useful life. It is an applicable cashflow in investment appraisal
b. Price per unit sold
This is the parameter used to calculate the amount of revenue which is the first line of cashflows in an investment appraisal
c. Initial investment
This is the amount that is first spent on capital acquisition of machinery or construction, it is a cashflow in year 0, of investment appraisal
d. Consumer demand
This is the another parameter used to calculate the amount of revenue which is the first line of cashflows in an investment appraisal
