Many executives own shares in the companies they manage and are also in high tax brackets. When faced with the choice between declaring dividends and repurchasing shares, managers may opt to repurchase shares as it is not a taxable event for them unless they sell their shares and with fewer shares outstanding, the stock price will likely rise. The company's investors may prefer dividend payments. GIven the discussion in the introduction to the course, this is an example of what theory in action?

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know