Suppose that due to a severe drought in Texas, 100,000 farmers relocate from Texas to Louisiana. Assuming that land and labor are complements in a farming production function, what would happen to the wages earned by workers and the rents earned by landowners in Louisiana? a. Both wages and rents would increase. b. Both wages and rents would decrease. c. Wages would increase, and rents would decrease. d. Wages would decrease, and rents would increase.

Alpha industries is considering a project with an initial cost of $8 million. the project will produce cash inflows of $1.49 million per year for 8 years. the project has the same risk as the firm. the firm has a pretax cost of debt of 5.61 percent and a cost of equity of 11.27 percent. the debt–equity ratio is .60 and the tax rate is 35 percent. what is the net present value of the project?

Turtle corporation produces and sells a single product. data concerning that product appear below: per unit percent of sales selling price $ 150 100 % variable expenses 75 50 % contribution margin $ 75 50 % the company is currently selling 5,600 units per month. fixed expenses are $194,000 per month. the marketing manager believes that a $5,300 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in a 190 unit increase in monthly sales. what should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change?

Which plan offers a tax-free education?