Chloe makes $500 per week and spends all her income on books and tea. Books cost $25 each, and Chloe buys 16 each week. Tea costs $5 per cup, and Chloe buys 20 cups. When Chloeâs income falls to $450 per week, she cuts her consumption of books by 3 books and purchases 5 more cups of tea. Based on these figures, indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. a. Books are an inferior good.

1. True
2. False

b. Tea is a necessity.

1. True
2. False

c. Books are a luxury good, and tea is an inferior good.

1. True
2. False

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James is an employee in the widget inspection department of xyz systems, a government contractor. james was part of a 3-person inspection team that found a particular batch of widgets did not meet the exacting requirements of the u.s. government. in order to meet the tight deadline and avoid penalties under the contract, james' boss demanded that the batch of widgets be sent in fulfillment of the government contract. when james found out, he went to the vice president of the company and reported the situation. james was demoted by his boss, and no longer works on government projects. james has a:

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.