Maurice has the following utility function: U(X, Y) = 20X + 80Y - X 2
- 2Y2
,
where X is his consumption of CD’s, with a price of $1, and Y is his consumption of movie
videos, with a rental price of $2. He plans to spend $41 on both forms of entertainment.
Determine the number of CD’s and video rentals that will maximize Maurice’s utility.

Which of these things did galileo not do? a. stop publishing his scientific work after being convicted of heresy b. invent the concept of acceleration c. experiment with rolling balls down ramps of increasing steepness to test how objects would fall d. argue that earth moves around the sun e. make up a thought experiment that indicated that objects would fall at the same rate

Laws corporation is considering the purchase of a machine costing $16,000. estimated cash savings from using the new machine are $4,120 per year. the machine will have no salvage value at the end of its useful life of six years and the required rate of return for laws corporation is 12%. the machine's internal rate of return is closest to (ignore income taxes) (a) 12% (b) 14% (c) 16% (d) 18%

You need $87,000 in 12 years. required: if you can earn .54 percent per month, how much will you have to deposit today?