According to the provisions outlined in the contract between Cosmo Inc. and its labor union, Cosmo Inc. must pay its employees double for working overtime. However, due to financial constraints, the company is unable to meet these demands. The company and the union decide to negotiate the terms of the contract in a relatively informal manner. A non-authoritative third party is invited to listen to the views of both sides and help resolve the conflict. In the context of the alternatives to work stoppages, the third party in this scenario is an example of a(n):

Suppose general motors demands labor according to the labor demand function 푤푤= 40−0. 5퐸퐸, where 푤푤 is the hourly wage and 퐸퐸 is the number of employees. the united auto workers union has a utility function given by 푈푈=푊푊∗퐸퐸. a. in 1984, the united auto workers union started negotiations with general motors by assuming that they were a monopoly union. find the wage and employment demands that the united auto workers union would have demanded before any bargaining began. b. if general motors and the united auto workers union both had excellent bargaining representatives, would this be the final labor contract? if not, then explain in words and graphically where they would end up after the bargaining process.

Last year, johnson mills had annual revenue of $37,800, cost of goods sold of $23,200, and administrative expenses of $6,300. the firm paid $700 in dividends and had a tax rate of 35 percent. the firm added $2,810 to retained earnings. the firm had no long-term debt. what was the depreciation expense?

River corp's total assets at the end of last year were $415,000 and its net income was $32,750. what was its return on total assets? a. 7.89%b. 8.29%c. 8.70%d. 9.14%e. 9.59%