Aconsumer tells another consumer, "every time i eat at big bill's steakhouse, i get poor service." whether this is true or not, it is the consumer's perception. this is an example of consumers basing future predictions on the quickness and ease with which a particular example of an outcome comes to mind. this scenario would be an illustration of the heuristic.

Which of the following statements accurately describes how costs and benefits are calculated?

Problem 9-5. net present value and taxes [lo 1, 2] penguin productions is evaluating a film project. the president of penguin estimates that the film will cost $20,000,000 to produce. in its first year, the film is expected to generate $16,500,000 in net revenue, after which the film will be released to video. video is expected to generate $10,000,000 in net revenue in its first year, $2,500,000 in its second year, and $1,000,000 in its third year. for tax purposes, amortization of the cost of the film will be $12,000,000 in year 1 and $8,000,000 in year 2. the company’s tax rate is 35 percent, and the company requires a 12 percent rate of return on its films. required what is the net present value of the film project? to simplify, assume that all outlays to produce the film occur at time 0. should the company produce the film?

During which of the following phases of the business cycle does the real gdp fall? a. trough b. expansion c. contraction d. peak