identify and describe the characteristics of a successful competitor and contrast them with the characteristics of a successful competitor.

Gary becker's controversial the economics of discrimination concludes that price discrimination has no effect on final profits. price discrimination benefits monopolies. labor discrimination in hiring results in more efficient allocations of production. discrimination in hiring practices has no effect on final profits. labor discrimination harms firms that practice it due to increased labor costs. price discrimination harms monopolies, which refutes over two centuries of economic theory.

Question 1 which of the following tasks use your roommate as a resource? choose all answers which apply. take order wash the mixer’s bowl and mix the dough spoon cookies onto the tray unload the cookies from the oven pack the cookies 1 points question 2 which of the following tasks use the tray(s) as a resource? choose all answers which apply. take order wash the mixer’s bowl and mix the dough bake the cookies cool the cookies accept payment 1 points question 3 determine the task time for the following tasks. fill integer numbers into the blank (e.g., 5 rather than 5.0) wash and mixing the dough: minute(s)/order spoon cookies onto the tray: minute(s)/order set up timer: minute(s)/order bake: minute(s)/order cool the cookies: minute(s)/order pack the cookies: minute(s)/order accept payment: minute(s)/order 2 points question 4 q4: determine the cycle time for the following resources. fill integer numbers into the blank (e.g., 5 rather than 5.0) kristen (you): minute(s) roommate: minute(s) oven: minute(s) 2 points question 5 what is the capacity rate (in orders/hour) of the roommate? 1 points question 6 what is the capacity rate (in orders/hour) of the whole process? 2 points question 7 how long (in minutes) it takes to process the first order?

Problem 9-5. net present value and taxes [lo 1, 2] penguin productions is evaluating a film project. the president of penguin estimates that the film will cost $20,000,000 to produce. in its first year, the film is expected to generate $16,500,000 in net revenue, after which the film will be released to video. video is expected to generate $10,000,000 in net revenue in its first year, $2,500,000 in its second year, and $1,000,000 in its third year. for tax purposes, amortization of the cost of the film will be $12,000,000 in year 1 and $8,000,000 in year 2. the company’s tax rate is 35 percent, and the company requires a 12 percent rate of return on its films. required what is the net present value of the film project? to simplify, assume that all outlays to produce the film occur at time 0. should the company produce the film?