The delaware river joint toll bridge commission increased the toll on the bridges on route 22 and interstate 78 from new jersey to pennsylvania from $0.600.60 to $1.101.10. use the information in the table below to answer the questions (assume nothing other than the toll change occurred during the months that would affect customer demand). source: garrett therolf, "frugal drivers flood free bridge," (allentown, pennsylvania) morning call, january 20, 2003. number of vehicles crossing the bridge month toll route 22 bridge interstate 78 bridge november $0.600.60 503 comma 470503,470 714 comma 943714,943 december $1.101.10 411 comma 938411,938 641 comma 246641,246 using the midpoint formula, for the route 22 bridge, the price elasticity of demand is nothing. (enter your response rounded to two decimal places. be sure to include the minus sign.)

Chipotle mexican grill, the american mexican food chain restaurant, opened its first restaurant in the united states in 1993. in 2010, chipotle opened its first restaurant in the united kingdom in london on charing cross. by late may 2013, the company had 6 restaurants in london, but they have not been doing well even though the british have taken a liking to mexican food (boyle, 2013). why has this successful u.s. chain not seen the same success overseas? if you were chipotle's ceo, how would you fix this situation? what is an alternative means of venturing outside of its domestic markets that may allow for a competitive advantage? then, pick a company that has not yet expanded overseas, or if it has expanded, suggest a different strategy for entrance into an overseas market that you feel would be more strategic for the company. research its rivals in the global marketplace and market conditions in the overseas market you are targeting. justify your recommended entry strategy based on these industry and market conditions.

The following pertains to smoke, inc.’s investment in debt securities: on december 31, year 3, smoke reclassified a security acquired during the year for $70,000. it had a $50,000 fair value when it was reclassified from trading to available-for-sale. an available-for-sale security costing $75,000, written down to $30,000 in year 2 because of an other-than-temporary impairment of fair value, had a $60,000 fair value on december 31, year 3. what is the net effect of the above items on smoke’s net income for the year ended december 31, year 3?

Coop inc. owns 40% of chicken inc., both coop and chicken are corporations. chicken pays coop a dividend of $10,000 in the current year. chicken also reports financial accounting earnings of $20,000 for that year. assume coop follows the general rule of accounting for investment in chicken. what is the amount and nature of the book-tax difference to coop associated with the dividend distribution (ignoring the dividends received deduction)?