Whitewave foods, producer of brands such as silk soymilk, specializes in manufacturing innovative and nutritious food products. silk soymilk was first launched in 1996 and is committed to the health of its customers, as well as the health of the planet. at silk, they have offset all of their energy consumption with wind power, preventing over 16,000 tons of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere each year. silk soymilk is made from a mixture of organic and natural, non-genetically-modified soybeans, reducing the amount of pesticides in the air, soil, and water. since 2002 they have been sponsoring the farmaid concert, whose mission is to keep family farmers on their land and ensure a safe, healthy food supply for all americans. refer to scenario 4.2. silk soymilk's sponsorship of the farmaid concert is best thought of as an example of its

1. all other things equal, according to the law of demand, when the price of a good falls, the demand for the good falls the demand for the good rises the quantity demanded of the good falls the quantity demanded of the good rises 2. when a market is in equilibrium, the quantity of the good that buyers are willing and able to buy exactly equals the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell cannot be determined is less than the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell is greater than the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell 3. which of the following factors does not influence the demand for a good or service? consumer (buyer) income the price of related goods the number of sellers buyer expectations 4. when the number of sellers in a market increases, demand rises supply rises the price rises, all else equal the number of buyers falls

Suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the u.s. treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.

Magic realm, inc., has developed a new fantasy board game. the company sold 15,000 games last year at a selling price of $20 per game. fixed expenses associated with the game total $182,000 per year, and variable expenses are $6 per game. production of the game is entrusted to a printing contractor. variable expenses consist mostly of payments to this contractor.required: 1-a. prepare a contribution format income statement for the game last year.1-b. compute the degree of operating leverage.2. management is confident that the company can sell 58,880 games next year (an increase of 12,880 games, or 28%, over last year). given this assumption: a. what is the expected percentage increase in net operating income for next year? b. what is the expected amount of net operating income for next year? (do not prepare an income statement; use the degree of operating leverage to compute your answer.)