The abc paint company in the united states has joined forces with the 1-2-3 plastics company in italy to create a nonpeeling, plastics-based paint. both companies intend to share the research costs and any profits. what is this an example of?

Which of the following conditions might result in the best financial decisions? a. agreeableness b. openness c. conscientiousness d. extraversion

Why is the cournot equilibrium an​ equilibrium? a. there are​ short-run barriers to exit in a cournot​ duopoly, so both firms cannot alter their output levels. b. given the other​ firm's level of​ production, both firms are maximizing profits and cannot improve their situation by unilaterally altering their level of output. c. both firms operate at zero profit under a cournot​ equilibrium, so they would face negative profits if they change output. d. both firms operate at minimum​ long-run average cost under a cournot​ equilibrium, so changes to output would reduce​ long-run profits. even if they​ can't collude, why​ don't firms set their outputs at the joint​ profit-maximizing levels​ (i. e., the levels they would have chosen had they​ colluded)? a. given that other firm produces at the collusive​ level, a firm could increase their own profits by increasing output above the collusive level. b. the midpoint of the collusion curve​ (i. e., the collusive​ outcome) lies below the reaction​ curves, so both firms have an incentive to increase output under the cournot duopoly. c. both a and b are correct d. both a and b are incorrect

In a suit by the national forest preservation organization (nfpo) against old growth logging, inc., nfpo serves a written request for old growth to admit the truth of matters relating to the trial. old growth's admission in response is the equivalent of