Go back to the Standard Repayment plan in #1 above. Now pay an extra $100 per month (this gets put toward the principal),. Print out the amortization schedule and on the back of the schedule answer these questions:
1.
Write down the facts of the loan: loan amount, interest rate, extra monthly payment, length of the loan
2.
What is the total principal, interest paid?
3.
What is the last monthly payment?
4
How many payments is this loan with the additional principal?
5
How much faster was this loan than the original in #1?
6.
How much money was saved by paying $100 extra toward principal each month?
7.
What is the point?

Why is the cournot equilibrium an​ equilibrium? a. there are​ short-run barriers to exit in a cournot​ duopoly, so both firms cannot alter their output levels. b. given the other​ firm's level of​ production, both firms are maximizing profits and cannot improve their situation by unilaterally altering their level of output. c. both firms operate at zero profit under a cournot​ equilibrium, so they would face negative profits if they change output. d. both firms operate at minimum​ long-run average cost under a cournot​ equilibrium, so changes to output would reduce​ long-run profits. even if they​ can't collude, why​ don't firms set their outputs at the joint​ profit-maximizing levels​ (i.e., the levels they would have chosen had they​ colluded)? a. given that other firm produces at the collusive​ level, a firm could increase their own profits by increasing output above the collusive level. b. the midpoint of the collusion curve​ (i.e., the collusive​ outcome) lies below the reaction​ curves, so both firms have an incentive to increase output under the cournot duopoly. c. both a and b are correct d. both a and b are incorrect