Which describes a benefit from government regulation of a natural monopoly

Exercise 18-15 sheffield appliance center is an experienced home appliance dealer. sheffield appliance center also offers a number of services for the home appliances that it sells. assume that sheffield appliance center sells ovens on a standalone basis. sheffield appliance center also sells installation services and maintenance services for ovens. however, sheffield appliance center does not offer installation or maintenance services to customers who buy ovens from other vendors. pricing for ovens is as follows. oven only $790 oven with installation service 850 oven with maintenance services 970 oven with installation and maintenance services 990 in each instance in which maintenance services are provided, the maintenance service is separately priced within the arrangement at $180. additionally, the incremental amount charged by sheffield appliance center for installation approximates the amount charged by independent third parties. ovens are sold subject to a general right of return. if a customer purchases an oven with installation and/or maintenance services, in the event sheffield appliance center does not complete the service satisfactorily, the customer is only entitled to a refund of the portion of the fee that exceeds $790. assume that a customer purchases an oven with both installation and maintenance services for $990. (b) indicate the amount of revenue that should be allocated to the oven, the installation, and to the maintenance contract.

15. chef a insists that roux is the traditional thickener for bisque. chef b insists that it's rice. which chef is correct? a. neither chef is correct. b. both chefs are correct. c. chef b is correct. d. chef a is correct.

Sue peters is the controller at vroom, a car dealership. dale miller recently has been hired as the bookkeeper. dale wanted to attend a class in excel spreadsheets, so sue temporarily took over dale's duties, including overseeing a fund used for gas purchases before test drives. sue found a shortage in the fund and confronted dale when he returned to work. dale admitted that he occasionally uses the fund to pay for his own gas. sue estimated the shortage at $450. what should sue do?