A corporation had the following assets and liabilities at the beginning and end of this year. Assets Liabilities Beginning of the year $124,500 $53,373 End of the year 172,000 69,660 Owner made no investments in the business, and no dividends were paid during the year. Owner made no investments in the business, but dividends were $550 cash per month. No dividends were paid during the year, but the owner did invest an additional $45,000 cash in exchange for common stock. Dividends were $550 cash per month, and the owner invested an additional $35,000 cash in exchange for common stock. Determine the net income earned or net loss incurred by the business during the year for each of the above separate cases: (Decreases in equity should be indicated with a minus sign.).

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i. e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i. e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process. b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process. c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process. d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces