Ron Jasper manages a factory for Frombees Inc. A salesperson for new factory equipment has persuaded Ron that the new equipment offered by her company would be less dangerous for the employees and lower the sound level in the factory significantly. Ron believes that employees would be more satisfied with their jobs as a result of reduced danger and lower sound levels. Ron has always said that satisfied employees are more productive. Thus, in making the cash flow estimates for the new equipment, Ron has included increased cash flows from increased productivity. In fact, these estimated increases in productivity are just enough to allow the net present value of the proposal to be positive. Identify whether the following statement is true or false: The net present value estimates could be optimistic.

a. True
b. False

Recently, verizon wireless ran a pricing trial in order to estimate the elasticity of demand for its services. the manager selected three states that were representative of its entire service area and increased prices by 5 percent to customers in those areas. one week later, the number of customers enrolled in verizon's cellular plans declined 4 percent in those states, while enrollments in states where prices were not increased remained flat. the manager used this information to estimate the own-price elasticity of demand and, based on her findings, immediately increased prices in all market areas by 5 percent in an attempt to boost the company's 2016 annual revenues. one year later, the manager was perplexed because verizon's 2016 annual revenues were 10 percent lower than those in 2015"the price increase apparently led to a reduction in the company's revenues. did the manager make an error? yes - the one-week measures show demand is inelastic, so a price increase will decrease revenues. yes - the one-week measures show demand is elastic, so a price increase will reduce revenues. yes - cell phone elasticity is likely much larger in the long-run than the short-run. no - the cell phone market must have changed between 2011 and 2012 for this price increase to lower revenues.

Georgia's gross pay was 35,600 this year she is to pay a federal income tax of 16% how much should georgia pay in federal income ax this year

Alicia has a collision deductible of $500 and a bodily injury liability coverage limit of $50,000. she hits another driver and injures them severely. the case goes to trial and there is a verdict to compensate the injured person for $40,000 how much does she pay?