<span>If a consumer was asked to rank different combinations of goods and services terms of how much utility they provide, then a bundle with a total of 112 cds and dvds would rank higher than a bundle with a total of 10 cds and dvds, if based on total of goods only. This does not take into account the contents of the media.</span>
Answer:
a. People respond to incentives.
Explanation:
Assuming the state of Wyoming passes a law that increases the tax on cigarettes thereby causing smokers who live in Wyoming to start purchasing their cigarettes in surrounding states.
Consequently, an increase in the tax on cigarettes altered the behavior of the smokers in Wyoming, it made them to purchase from neighboring states.
This illustrates or reflect the fact that people respond to incentives.
Answer:
Explanation:
South Tel Communications is considering the purchase of a new software management system. The system is called B-image, and it is expected to drastically reduce the amount of time that company technicians spend installing new software. South Tel's technicians currently spend 6,000 hours per year on installation which cost South Tel $25 per hour. The owners of the B-image system claim that their software can reduce time on task by at least 25%. The system requires an initial investment of $55,000 and an additional investment of$10,000 for technician training on the new system. Annual upgrades will cost the firm $15,000 per year. Because the investment is comprised of software, it can be fully expensed in the year of the expenditure (no depreciation). South Tel faces a 30% tax rate and uses a 9% cost of capital to evaluate projects of this type.
A. Assuming that South Tel has sufficient taxable income from other projects so that it can immediately expense the cost of the software, what are the free cash flows for the project for years zero through five?
Total (65,000)
Cash flow year 1 - 5
Saving on installations per year 450,000
Less: Annual upgrades ( 15,000)
Total 435,000
Less: Tax (30%) (130,500);
Total project free cash flow 304,500.answer
Based on the scenario above, the economic concept which Frakie is faced with is OPPORTUNITY COST. Opportunity cost refers to a benefit or value that a person could have received but which he gave up in order to take another course of action. Thus, an opportunity cost represents an alternative given up when a decision is made.
Answer:
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that before the tax, 25 million wine bottles were sold at price of $6 per bottle and that after the tax, 20 million bottles of wine are sold every month and the consumers pay $8 per bottle which include the tax and producers receive $5 per bottle.
The amount of tax on wine will be the difference between the price consumers pay after the tax and the price producers receive. This will be:
= $8 - $5
= $3 per bottle
The tax burden that falls on the consumers will be difference between price paid after tax and the price which is paid before the tax.
= $8 - $6
= $2 per bottle
The tax burden on the producers will be difference between price received before the tax and price received after the tax.
= $6 - $5
= $1 per bottle
