Why do people often want to insure fully against uncertain situations even when the premium paid exceeds the expected value of the loss being insured against? A. Assuming risk-averse individuals, the decrease in utility from a loss is greater than the increase in utility from a gain because of diminishing marginal utility. B. Assuming the consumer's objective is to maximize expected utility, one must conclude that people are not always rational. C. Assuming risk-averse individuals, the decrease in utility from a loss is greater than the increase in utility from a gain because of increasing marginal utility. D. Assuming the consumer's objective is to maximize expected utility, only if they are extremely risk averse is it rational for them to pay a higher premium to avoid a loss.

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u.s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u.s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

Ursus, inc., is considering a project that would have a five-year life and would require a $1,650,000 investment in equipment. at the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would have no salvage value. the project would provide net operating income each year as follows (ignore income taxes.):

The following information is for alex corp: product x: revenue $12.00 variable cost $4.50 product y: revenue $44.50 variable cost $9.50 total fixed costs $75,000 what is the breakeven point assuming the sales mix consists of two units of product x and one unit of product y?