Farmer Owens has an apple orchard that must be pollinated by bees in order to bear fruit. Farmer Owens's neighbor, Maude, owns beehives with bees that can pollinate the apple trees. Suppose the benefit of the bees to Farmer Owens is $5,000 per year. Suppose the bees provide no benefit to Maude but she must pay $3,000 per year to maintain the hives. If Farmer Owens and Maude engage in Coasebargaining, what would likely result?

A. Farmer Owens would pay Maude between $3,000 and $5,000 to maintain the hives.

B. Maude would pay Farmer Owens between $3,000 and $5,000 to maintain the hives.

C. Farmer Owens would pay Maude between $0 and $5,000 to maintain the hives.

D. Farmer Owens would pay Maude at least $5,000 to maintain the hives.

E. Farmer Owens would not be willing to pay Maude an amount such that she would maintain the hives.

Suppose an economist believes that the price level in the economy is directly related to the money supply, or the amount of money circulating in the economy. the economist proposes the following relationship: p=a x m - p=price level - m=money supply - a=a composite of other factors, including real gdp, that change very slowly over time. how might an economist gather empirical data to test the proposed relationship between money and the price level? an economist would persuade the federal reserve to change the money supply to various levels, and observe the resulting changes in the price level. unlike researchers in the hard sciences, economists cannot study complex relationships using data. economists do not usually develop theoretical models of the economy but only analyze summary statistics about the current state of the economy. an economist would look for data on past changes in the money supply, and note the resulting changes in the price level

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As you have noticed, the demand for flip phones has drastically reduced, and there are only a few consumer electronics companies selling them at extremely low prices. also, the current buyers of flip phones are mainly categorized under laggards. which of the following stages of the industry life cycle is the flip phone industry in currently? a. growth stage b. maturity stage c. decline stage d. commercialization stage