Barkoff enterprises, which uses the high-low method to analyze cost behavior, has determined that machine hours best explain the company's utilities cost. the company's relevant range of activity varies from a low of 600 machine hours to a high of 1,100 machine hours, with the following data being available for the first six months of the year: month - utilities($) - machine hoursjanuary - 8,700 - 800february - 8,360 - 720march - 8,950 - 810april - 9.360 - 920may - 9.625 - 950june - 9,150 - 900 the fixed utilities cost per month for barkoff is: a) $4,400. b) $5,1 00. c) $4,760. d) $3,764. e) none of the answers is correct.

The selling price of houses would be most likely to decrease if there were first a decrease in which of the following? a. new-housing construction. b. mortgage interest rates. c. the unemployment rate. d. construction workers' wages. 2b2t

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

While on vacation in las vegas jennifer, who is from utah, wins a progressive jackpot playing cards worth $15,875 at the casino royale. what implication does she encounter when she goes to collect her prize?