Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting the cost of insurance?

Select the law that determines if the strategy is legal or illegal. 1. WCG agrees with its cell plan competitors to raise prices

Llana [10]

Answer:

The given laws for each are as follows:

Explanation:

1. WCG agrees with its cell plan competitors to raise prices for all customers - Sherman Antitrust Act

2. WCG colludes with another company to stop offering family plan discounts - Sherman Antitrust Act

3. WCG decides to advertise a new plan that is 75 percent off the regular plan, even though it is only 20 percent less - Wheeler-Lea Act

4. WCG promises retail consumers a "wholesale" rate, even though it is the same price as always - Wheeler-Lea Act

5. WCG wants to attract more women to its plans and starts offering female consumers 30 percent off their bill - Robinson-Patman Act

6. WCG offers a discount to teenage males in an effort to get customers from its more trendy competitor - Robinson-Patman Act

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3 years ago

Deadweight loss is A. the reduction in consumer expenditure resulting from market failure. B. the reduction in economic surplus

never [62]

Answer:

The answer is: B) The reduction in economic surplus resulting from a market not being in competitive equilibrium.

Explanation:

Deadweight loss is an economic cost to society as a whole when market inefficiencies occur preventing it from reaching its equilibrium point. Market inefficiencies are caused by incorrect allocation of resources.

For example if a price ceiling is established, suppliers will tend to lower the quantity supplied while the quantity demanded either increases or stays the same. That economic deficiency resulting from an unsatisfied demand is what we call deadweight loss.

Other causes for deadweight loss are price floors (reduction of the quantity demanded) and taxation (shifts on the demand or supply curves).

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3 years ago

Atom Endeavour Co. issued $21 million face amount of 4.0% bonds when market interest rates were 4.46% for bonds of similar risk

Eduardwww [97]

Answer:

A. $840,000

B. Discount

C. Annual interest expense on these bonds will be more than the amount of interest paid each year.

Explanation:

Data

Bonds issued = $21,000,000

Coupin rate = 4.0%

Market Interest rate = 4.46%

Requirement A: Annual interest amount

Interest amount = Bonds issued x coupon rate

Interest amount = $21,000,000 x 4.0%

Interest amount = $840,000

Requirement B: Whether it is Premium or Discount?

Bonds that Atom Endeavour Co. issued are discount as you can clearly see in the data that the market rate is higher than the coupon rate. Investors who will buy these bonds surely expect a capital gain.

Requirement C:

The discount on the issue of bonds is amortized to interest expense over the life of the bond, therefore the interest expense on these bonds will be more than the amount of interest paid each year,

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3 years ago

Oak Island Amusements Center provides the following data on the costs of maintenance and the number of visitors for the last thr

Semmy [17]

Answer:

a. (i) $1.40

(ii) $190,000

b. $3,410,000

Explanation:

The computation of fixed cost of maintenance annually and the variable cost of maintenance per visitor is shown below:-

a. (i) Variable cost per visitor = (Maintenance cost at highest number of visitors - Maintenance cost at lowest number of visitors) ÷ (Highest number of visitor - Lowest number of visitor)

= ($3,830,000 - $2,773,000) ÷ ($2,600,000 - $1,845,000)

= $1,057,000 ÷ $755,000

= $1.40

(ii) Fixed cost of maintenance = Total costs - Variable cost at that level

= $2,773,000 - $1,845,000 × $1.40

= $2,773,000 - $2,583,000

= $190,000

b. The computation of estimated maintenance costs is shown below:-

Estimated maintenance costs = Fixed costs + Variable cost per visitors × Number of visitors

= $190,000 + 2,300,000 × $1.40

= $190,000 + $3,220,000

= $3,410,000

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3 years ago

To compete in the automobile market, Tesla must make many strategic decisions such as whether to introduce a new car model, ho

bagirrra123 [75]

Answer:

Explained

Explanation:

At Tesla's Fremont, California plant, managers must decide on the monthly production quantities of their S and X models. In making this decision, the managers must face a trade-off, because producing more of one model means producing less of the other. So, there need to an optimum balance between production of model S and X and too will depend upon the demand in the market once, the variants are launched.

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3 years ago