GloboTech, Inc., a large manufacturer of laptops, is considering a merger with ChipComm, a leading producer of microprocessors and other computer chips. GloboTech believes such a merger would give it a guaranteed source of needed components, and enable it to have better control over quality. If this merger occurs, it would be an example of a horizontal merger.

Upscale hotels in the united states recently cut their prices by 20 percent in an effort to bolster dwindling occupancy rates among business travelers. a survey performed by a major research organization indicated that businesses are wary of current economic conditions and are now resorting to electronic media, such as the internet and the telephone, to transact business. assume a company's budget permits it to spend $5,000 per month on either business travel or electronic media to transact business. graphically illustrate how a 20 percent decline in the price of business travel would impact this company's budget set if the price of business travel was initially $1,000 per trip and the price of electronic media was $500 per hour. suppose that, after the price of business travel drops, the company issues a report indicating that its marginal rate of substitution between electronic media and business travel is 1. is the company allocating resources efficiently? explain.

Using the exxon data as an example what would be the market capitalization of penny's pickles if each share is selling for $175.35?

If a government accumulates chronic budget deficits over time, what's one possible result? a. a collective action problem b. a debt crisis c. regulatory capture d. an unfunded liability