Adonor pledged $500,000 to a not-for-profit hospital in 2016 to conduct medical research, conditional on the hospital raising $500,000 from other donors. the other donors met the condition in 2016. the donor transferred the funds to the hospital in 2017. in which year would the revenue be recognized?
a) 2004
b) 2005.
c) 2003.
d) none of the above

The leading producer of cell phone backup batteries, jumpstart, has achieved great success because they produce high-quality battery backups that are not too expensive. even so, another company that produces lower-quality batteries at the same price has also achieved some success, but not as much as jumpstart. also, in general, the price of backup batteries has declined because of economies of scale and learning. in addition, jumpstart has added complementary assets, such as a carrying case. considering all of these factors, the backup battery industry is most likely in the introduction stage. growth stage. shakeout stage. maturity stage.

The state in which the manufacturing company you work for is located regulates the presence of a particular substance in the environment to concentrations ≤ x. recently-released, reliable research endorsed by the responsible federal agency conclusively demonstrates that the substance poses no risks at concentrations up to 5x. your company has asked you to consider designing a new process with a waste discharge stream containing up to 2x of the substance. based on the stated conditions, describe this possible.

An economic theory that calls for workers to take control of factories is .