Kayla's utility depends on her consumption of good q 1q1 and good q 2q2: Upper U equals q 1 Superscript 0.6 Baseline q 2 Superscript 0.4U=q10.6q20.4. Her uncompensated demands for good q 1q1 and good q 2q2 are q 1q1equals=StartFraction 0.6 Upper Y Over p 1 EndFraction 0.6Y p1 and q 2q2equals=StartFraction 0.4 Upper Y Over p 2 EndFraction 0.4Y p2 and her compensated demands for good q 1q1 and good q 2q2 are

Upscale hotels in the united states recently cut their prices by 20 percent in an effort to bolster dwindling occupancy rates among business travelers. a survey performed by a major research organization indicated that businesses are wary of current economic conditions and are now resorting to electronic media, such as the internet and the telephone, to transact business. assume a company's budget permits it to spend $5,000 per month on either business travel or electronic media to transact business. graphically illustrate how a 20 percent decline in the price of business travel would impact this company's budget set if the price of business travel was initially $1,000 per trip and the price of electronic media was $500 per hour. suppose that, after the price of business travel drops, the company issues a report indicating that its marginal rate of substitution between electronic media and business travel is 1. is the company allocating resources efficiently? explain.

Nellie lumpkin, who suffered from dementia, was admitted to the picayune convalescent center, a nursing home. because of her mental condition, her daughter, beverly mcdaniel, signed the admissions agreement. it included a clause requiring the par- ties to submit any dispute to arbitration. after lumpkin left the center two years later, she filed a suit against picayune to recover damages for mistreatment and malpractice. [covenant health & rehabilitation of picayune, lp v. lumpkin, 23 so.2d 1092 (miss. app. 2009)] (see page 91.) 1. is it ethical for this dispute—involving negligent medical care, not a breach of a commercial contract—to be forced into arbitration? why or why not? discuss whether medical facilities should be able to impose arbitration when there is generally no bargaining over such terms.

Gus needs to purée his soup while it's still in the pot. what is the best tool for him to use? a. potato masher b. immersion blender c. rotary mixer d. whisk