Greenaqua Corp. is the only supplier of bottled drinking water in the country Lithasia. Due to the profits the firm enjoys, new corporations are interested in entering the market. If a few more companies producing their own line of bottled drinking water enter the market, which of the following statements will be true about Greenaqua Corp.?

a. The elasticity of demand of Greenaqua Corp.'s product is likely to decrease.
b. The elasticity of demand of Greenaqua Corp.'s product is likely to increase.
c. The profit Greenaqua Corp. earns on their line of bottled drinking water is likely to increase.
d. The elasticity of demand of Greenaqua Corp.'s product is likely to remain the same.

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i.e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i.e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process.c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces

An investment offers a total return of 18 percent over the coming year. janice yellen thinks the total real return on this investment will be only 14 percent. what does janice believe the inflation rate will be over the next year?

Asmartphone manufacturing company uses social media to achieve different business objectives. match each social media activity of the company to the objective it the company achieve.