Eggz, inc., is considering the purchase of new equipment that will allow the company to collect loose hen feathers for sale. the equipment will cost $435,000 and will be eligible for 100 percent bonus depreciation. the equipment can be sold for $51,000 at the end of the project in 5 years. sales would be $283,000 per year, with annual fixed costs of $49,000 and variable costs equal to 36 percent of sales. the project would require an investment of $29,000 in nwc that would be returned at the end of the project. the tax rate is 22 percent and the required return is 9 percent. calculate the npv of this project.

Collective bargaining provides for a representative of employees to negotiate with a representative of management over labor issues including wages. true or false?

Match each of the terms below with an example that fits the term. a. fungibility the production of gasoline b. inelasticity the switch from coffee to tea c. non-excludability the provision of national defense d. substitution the demand for cigarettes

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i. e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i. e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process. b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process. c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process. d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces