The rainier company provides landscaping services to corporations and businesses. all its landscaping work requires rainier to use landscaping equipment. its landscaping equipment has the capacity to do 10,000 hours of landscaping work. it is currently utilizing 9,000 hours of equipment time. rainier charges $80 per hour for landscaping work. cost information for the current activity level is as follows:

As a result of a labeling mistake at the chemical factory, a farmer accidentally sprays weedkiller rather than fertilizer on half her land. as a result, she loses half of her productive farmland. if the property of diminishing returns applies to all factors of production, she should expect to seea. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. b. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. c. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor. d. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor.

Anew japanese restaurant opens two blocks from your home. the owner, reiko, is a personal friend of yours. you don't particularly like japanese food, but you decide to go anyway; however, there is nothing on the menu that sounds appealing. unfortunately, it turns out that most of the people in your town don't like japanese cuisine either. reiko confides that business is not good, but she isn't sure what to do from an economic standpoint. which of the following would most likely describe adam smith's perspective on this problem? select one: a. reiko should ask the government for assistance. b. reiko should close the restaurant and find a different career. c. reiko should lay off workers and do everything herself to save money. d. reiko should add other foods to the menu and offer discounts to attract more people to her restaurant.

Helen holds 1,000 shares of fizbo inc. stock that she purchased 11 months ago. the stock has done very well and has appreciated $20/share since helen bought the stock. when sold, the stock will be taxed at capital gains rates (the long-term rate is 15 percent and the short-term rate is the taxpayer's marginal tax rate). ignore the time value of money.