The residents of Vegopia spend all of their income on cauliflower, broccoli, and carrots. In 2020, they spend a total of $200 for 100 heads of cauliflower, $75 for 50 bunches of broccoli, and $50 for 500 carrots. In 2021, they spend a total of $225 for 75 heads of cauliflower, $120 for 80 bunches of broccoli, and $100 for 500 carrots. (25 points) a. Calculate the price of one unit of each vegetable in each year. b. Using 2020 as the base year, calculate the CPI for each year. c. What is the inflation rate in 2021?

You are the manager of a firm that produces output in two plants. the demand for your firm's product is p = 20 − q, where q = q1 + q2. the marginal costs associated with producing in the two plants are mc1 = 2 and mc2 = 2q2. how much output should be produced in plant 1 in order to maximize profits?

Reqwest llc agrees to sell one hundred servers to social media networks, inc. the servers, which social media networks expressly requires to have certain amounts of memory, are to be shipped “f.o.b. social media networks distribution center in tampa, fl.” when the servers arrive, social media networks rejects them and informs reqwest, claiming that the servers do not conform to social media networks’ memory requirement. a few hours later, the servers are destroyed in a fire at social media networks’ distribution center. will reqwest succeed in a suit against social media networks for the cost of the goods?

Precision dyes is analyzing two machines to determine which one it should purchase. the company requires a rate of return of 15 percent and uses straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the life of its equipment. ignore bonus depreciation. machine a has a cost of $462,000, annual aftertax cash outflows of $46,200, and a four-year life. machine b costs $898,000, has annual aftertax cash outflows of $16,500, and has a seven-year life. whichever machine is purchased will be replaced at the end of its useful life. which machine should the company purchase and how much less is that machine's eac as compared to the other machine's