6. suppose that the company’s minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 12% and that performance is evaluated using residual income. a. compute the office products division’s residual income for this year. b. compute the office products division’s residual income for the new product line by itself. c. compute the office products division’s residual income for next year assuming that it performs the same as this year and adds the new product line.

In a macroeconomic context, what are implicit liabilities? money owed to people possessing government issued bonds. the amount of money that firms collectively owe to shareholders. money that the government has promised to pay in the future. payments that the federal government undertakes only during periods of recession. which of the choices is a significant implicit liability in the united states? military spending education spending national science foundation spending social security

True tomato inc. makes organic ketchup. to promote its products, this firm decided to make bottles in the shape of tomatoes. to accomplish this, true tomato worked with its bottle manufacture to create a set of unique molds for its bottles. which of the following specialized assets does this example demonstrate? (a) site specificity (b) research specificity (c) physical-asset specificity (d) human-asset specificity

Suppose farmer lane grows and sells cotton in a perfectly competitive industry. the market price of cotton is $1.64 per kilogram, and his marginal cost of production is $1.44 per kilogram, which increases with output. assume farmer lane is currently earning a profit. can farmer lane do anything to increase his profit in the short run? farmer lane: a. cannot do anything to increase his profit. b. may or may not be able to increase his profit. c. can increase his profit by raising his price. d. can increase his profit by producing more output. e. can increase his profit by shutting down.