Astudy finds that the noise from lawn mowers is harmful; hence, the government imposes a $25 tax on the sale of every unit. this amount accurately accounts for the external cost of the noise pollution. before the corrective tax, basic push mowers regularly sold for $190. after the tax is in place, the market price for basic push mowers rises to $195.
because of the tax, the number of basic push mowers sold will increase or decrease?

the socially optimal price of basic push mowers is $

the private market price is $

a firm selling basic push mowers receives $ after it pays the tax.

Examine the following book-value balance sheet for university products inc. the preferred stock currently sells for $30 per share and pays a dividend of $3 a share. the common stock sells for $16 per share and has a beta of 0.9. there are 2 million common shares outstanding. the market risk premium is 9%, the risk-free rate is 5%, and the firm’s tax rate is 40%. book-value balance sheet (figures in $ millions) assets liabilities and net worth cash and short-term securities $ 2.0 bonds, coupon = 6%, paid annually (maturity = 10 years, current yield to maturity = 8%) $ 5.0 accounts receivable 3.0 preferred stock (par value $15 per share) 3.0 inventories 7.0 common stock (par value $0.20) 0.4 plant and equipment 21.0 additional paid-in stockholders’ equity 13.6 retained earnings 11.0 total $ 33.0 total $ 33.0 a. what is the market debt-to-value ratio of the firm? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what is university’s wacc? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Which statement best defines tuition? tuition is federal money awarded to a student. tuition is aid given to a student by an institution. tuition is money borrowed to pay for an education. tuition is the price of attending classes at a school.

Karen is working on classifying all her company’s products in terms of whether they have strong or weak market share and whether this share is in a slow or growing market. what type of strategic framework is she using?