The article entitled​ "T-Mobile, Sprint Deal Wins​ Approval, Reshaping​ Industry" (published in the Wall Street​ Journal) reported that the Court approved the merger between​ T-Mobile and Spirit a decision supported by the U. S. Department of Justice. What best reflects the​ Court’s and the Department of​ Justice’s support of the​ merger: A. while the merger increased the​ Herfindahl-Hirschman-index number in the wireless​ market, the likelihood of cartel like conduct​ (e. g., price​ fixing) by​ ATT, Verizon and the combined​ T-Mobile and Spirit increased. B. while the merger increased the​ Herfindahl-Hirschman-index number in the wireless​ market, the merger also increased the level of competition in the wireless market. C. while the merger decreased the​ Herfindahl-Hirschman-index number in the wireless​ market, the likelihood of cartel like conduct​ (e. g., price​ fixing) by​ ATT, Verizon and the combined​ T-Mobile and Spirit decreased. D. while the merger decreased the level of competition in the wireless​ market, it increased the relevant​ Herfindahl-Hirschman-index number​ (in the wireless​ market.)

An annuity that goes on indefinitely is called a perpetuity. the payments of a perpetuity constitute a/an series. the equation is: a stock with no maturity is an example of a perpetuity. quantitative problem: you own a security that provides an annual dividend of $170 forever. the security’s annual return is 9%. what is the present value of this security? round your answer to the nearest cent. $

Instructions: use the following information to construct the 2000 balance sheet and income statement for carolina business machines. round all numbers to the nearest whole dollar. all numbers are in thousands of dollars. be sure to read the whole problem before you jump in and get started. at the end of 1999 the firm had $43,000 in gross fixed assets. in 2000 they purchased an additional $14,000 of fixed asset equipment. accumulated depreciation at the end of 1999 was $21,000. the depreciation expense in 2000 is $4,620. at the end of 2000 the firm had $3,000 in cash and $3,000 in accounts payable. in 2000 the firm extended a total of $9,000 in credit to a number of their customers in the form of accounts receivable. the firm generated $60,000 in sales revenue in 2000. their cost of goods sold was 60 percent of sales. they also incurred salaries and wages expense of $10,000. to date the firm has $1,000 in accrued salaries and wages. they borrowed $10,000 from their local bank to finance the $15,000 in inventory they now have on hand. the firm also has $7,120 invested in marketable securities. the firm currently has $20,000 in long-term debt outstanding and paid $2,000 in interest on their outstanding debt. over the firm's life, shareholders have put up $30,000. eighty percent of the shareholder's funds are in the form of retained earnings. the par value per share of carolina business machines stock is

Choose the statement that is incorrect. a. search activity occurs only in markets where there is a shortage. b. when a price is regulated and there is a shortage, search activity increases. c. the time spent looking for someone with whom to do business is called search activity. d. the opportunity cost of a good is equal to its price plus the value of the search time spent finding the good.