New equipment being considered by the Johnny Pickles Brewing Company is projected to increase current sales from $12850 to $14291. Direct labor resulting from increased production will go from $3732 to $4659. Direct material will increase from $4382 to $4903. Variable overhead is expected to stay the same at $961. The fixed expenses are expected to stay the same at $1038. What is the change to the Johnny Pickles Brewing Company net operating income if the brewery decides to proceed with the purchase of the new equipment? Increases in net operating income should be expressed as a positive number while decreases should be expressed as a negative number.

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