Mattel, Inc. had to recall 19 million toys because it learned that its manufacturer/supplier in China had used lead-based paint on the toys, a paint that is prohibited in the United States. Mattel: a. is liable to purchasers as a manufacturer/seller of toys. b. is not liable to purchasers of the toys for any injuries resulting from the lead because it did not manufacture the toys or authorize the use of lead paint. c. is not liable to purchasers because there is no privity of contract. d. can escape any liability because it was unaware of the lead paint use.

Sean lives in dallas and runs a business that sells boats. in an average year, he receives $722,000 from selling boats. of this sales revenue, he must pay the manufacturer a wholesale cost of $422,000; he also pays wages and utility bills totaling $268,000. he owns his showroom; if he chooses to rent it out, he will receive $2,000 in rent per year. assume that the value of this showroom does not depreciate over the year. also, if sean does not operate this boat business, he can work as a paralegal, receive an annual salary of $21,000 with no additional monetary costs, and rent out his showroom at the $2,000 per year rate. no other costs are incurred in running this boat business. identify each of sean's costs in the following table as either an implicit cost or an explicit cost of selling boats. implicit costexplicit costthe wages and utility bills that sean pays the rental income sean could receive if he chose to rent out his showroom the salary sean could earn if he worked as a paralegal the wholesale cost for the boats that sean pays the