Bobby is confused. he states: "since prisoners are not allowed to smoke in prisons any longer, radford’s examples of cigarettes in pow camps no longer applies." how would you explain to bobby how radford’s story demonstrates the concepts of the criteria of money, as well as the importance of changes in the money supply?

Galwaysc electronics makes two products. model a requires component a and component c. model b requires component b and component c. new versions of both models are released each year with updated versions of all components. all components are sourced overseas, and abc contracts annually for a quantity of each component before seeing that year’s demand. components are only assembled into finished products once demand for each model is known. for the coming year, alwaysc’s purchasing manner has proposed ordering 500,000 units of component a, 630,000 of component b, and 1,000,000 units of component c. her boss has asked why she has recommended purchasing so much of components a and b when alwaysc will not have enough of component c to fully use all of the inventory of a and b. what factors might the purchasing manager cite to explain her recommended order? explain your reasoning.

Suppose that electricity producers create a negative externality equal to $5 per unit. further suppose that the government imposes a $5 per-unit tax on the producers. what is the relationship between the after-tax equilibrium quantity and the socially optimal quantity of electricity to be produced?

The de mesa family will soon be occupying their newly renovated house. however, the bathroom measuring 10ft. by 16 ft. still needs to be covered by tiles. if the tile that they desire measures 2/5 ft by 2/5 ft., how many tiles will they need to cover the bathroom floor?