Suppose the comparative balance sheets of nike, inc. are presented here. nike, inc. condensed balance sheet may 31 ($ in millions) 2017 2016 assets current assets $9,600 $8,790 property, plant, and equipment (net) 1,810 1,800 other assets 1,580 1,710 total assets $12,990 $12,300 liabilities and stockholders' equity current liabilities $3,170 $3,300 long-term liabilities 1,230 1,390 stockholders’ equity 8,590 7,610 total liabilities and stockholders' equity $12,990 $12,300 (a) prepare a horizontal analysis of the balance sheet data for nike, using 2016 as a base. (if amount and percentage are a decrease show the numbers as negative, e. g. -55,000, -20% or (55,000), (20%). round percentages to 1 decimal place, e. g. 12.5%.)

David consumes two things: gasoline (g) and bread (b). david's utility function is u(g, b) = 10g^0.25 b^0.75. use the lagrange technique to solve for david's optimal choices of gasoline and bread as a function of the price of gasoline, p_g, the price of bread, p_b, and his income m. with recent decrease in the price of gasoline (maybe due to external shock such as shale gas production) does david increase his consumption of gasoline? for david, how does partial differential g/partial differential p_g depend on his income m? that is, how does david's change in gasoline consumption due to an increase in the price of gasoline depend on his income level? to answer these questions, find the cross-partial derivative, |partial differential^2 g/partial differential m partial differential p_g.