Cisco purchased Pure Digital, maker of the Flip video recorder, but ended up shutting the unit down a little over two years later. The reason for Cisco's failure was:a. Envelopment. Smartphone manufacturers and music players began to offer video recording features, enveloping the benefit provided by Pure's gear in their offerings. b. Network effects. Late-arriving Cisco could not compete against the dominance of existing, incompatible standards created by early-moving incumbents. c. The Osbour Effect. Cisco preannounced a product and no one wanted its current offerings. d. Staying power. Consumers weren't convinced a small firm like Cisco could win in the market.

Suppose the price of a complement to lcd televisions rises. what effect will this have on the market equilibrium for lcd tvs?

Jennifer purchased a house in a brand new development in the outskirts of town. when her house was built, the nearest fire department was nearly 20 miles away. as her neighborhood developed, the density of the community called for a new fire department 1.5 miles away. what effect will the new fire station have on her homeowners insurance premium? a. a new fire department will be more demanding on local taxes. her annual premium will go up. b. the location of a fire department has no bearing on the value of her house. her annual premium will stay the same. c. the new fire department will reduce the risk of financial loss in her home. her annual premium should decrease. d. with a fire department so close (less than 5 miles), financial risk on jennifer’s home practically disappears. she will not need to pay insurance anymore.

Portia grant is an employee who is paid monthly. for the month of january of the current year, she earned a total of $8,388. the fica tax for social security is 6.2% of the first $118,500 earned each calendar year and the fica tax rate for medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. the futa tax rate of 0.6% and the suta tax rate of 5.4% are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. the amount of federal income tax withheld from her earnings was $1,391.77. what is the total amount of taxes withheld from the portia's earnings?