In a price system, changes in prices
a. make it difficult for the economy to function well.
b. signal to consumers that some goods are relatively more or less scarce.
c. imply that people have made mistakes in the past.
d. signal to policymakers what goods should and should not be taxed.

Marcus nurseries inc.'s 2005 balance sheet showed total common equity of $2,050,000, which included $1,750,000 of retained earnings. the company had 100,000 shares of stock outstanding which sold at a price of $57.25 per share. if the firm had net income of $250,000 in 2006 and paid out $100,000 as dividends, what would its book value per share be at the end of 2006, assuming that it neither issued nor retired any common stock?

Moon flower cosmetics company executives are aware that their asian customer base is interested in advanced skin care treatments beyond moon flower's traditional herbal and organic compounds. moon flower and a large american chemical company are in discussions to create a 50-50 partnership in a new firm, which would create skin care treatments based on innovative chemical formulations that would be marketed both in asia and in the united states. beyond being a cross-border alliance, this partnership can be called a(n)a. nonequity strategic alliance.b. joint venture.c. horizontal complementary alliance.d. equity strategic alliance.

The 2007 nbi data were analyzed and the results made available oat the fhwa web site. using the fhwa inspection rations, each of the 599,766 highway bridges in the united states was categorized as structurally deficient, functionally obsolete, or safe. about 12% of the bridges were found to be structurally deficient, while 13.5% were functionally obsolete. a. what is the variable of interest to the researchers? b. is the variable of part a quantitative or qualitative?