Bob, carol, and ted are residents of a tiny commune in darkest peru. bob currently has a utility level (ub) of 55 utils, carol's utility (uc) is 35 utils, and ted's utility(ut) is 10 utils. alice, the benevolent ruler of the commune, has discovered a policy that will allow her to redistribute utility between any two people she chooses in a util-to-util transfer. if alice believes the social welfare function is given by w= ub+ uc + ut, what is the highest level of welfare that the commune can achieve?

a.100
b. 33.33
c. 50
d. 25

Monetary policy in the united states is carried out primarily by which of the following agencies? a. the department of the treasury b. the small business association c. the federal reserve bank d. the u. s. mint 2b2t

Which of the following mechanisms would be most likely to motivate managers to act in the best interests of shareholders? a) decrease the use of restrictive covenants in bond agreements, b) take actions that reduce the possibility of a hostile takeover, c) elect a board of directors that allows managers greater freedom of action, d) increase the proportion of executive compensation that comes from stock options and reduce the proportion that is paid as cash salaries, e) eliminate a requirement that members of the board directors have a substantial investment in the firm's stocks

bradford, inc., expects to sell 9,000 ceramic vases for $21 each. direct materials costs are $3, direct manufacturing labor is $12, and manufacturing overhead is $3 per vase. the following inventory levels apply to 2019: beginning inventory ending inventory direct materials 3,000 units 3,000 units work-in-process inventory 0 units 0 units finished goods inventory 300 units 500 units what are the 2019 budgeted production costs for direct materials, direct manufacturing labor, and manufacturing overhead, respectively?