1. Market demand for gizmos is P = 750 − 0.5Q. Suppose there are two firms in the gizmo industry, selling identical products. Firm 1’s cost function is , and firm 2’s cost function is C2(Q2) = 10Q2. (a) Suppose that the gizmo firms compete on quantity and move simultaneously (i. e., they are in a Cournot duopoly). i. Derive each firm’s best response function. ii. Find the Cournot equilibrium levels of output for each firm. iii. Find the market price and profits for each firm. (b) Suppose instead that firm 1 is able to start production before firm 2. i. Find the Stackelberg equilibrium levels of output for each firm. ii. Find the market price and profits for each firm. (c) Comparing the two duopoly situations, does the Cournot or Stackelberg duopoly result in greater industry profits? Which situation does firm 1 prefer? Which situation does firm 2 prefer?

Roi analysis using dupont model. charlie? s furniture store has been in business for several years. the firm? s owners have described the store as a ? high-price, highservice? operation that provides lots of assistance to its customers. margin has averaged a relatively high 32% per year for several years, but turnover has been a relatively low 0.4 based on average total assets of $800,000. a discount furniture store is about to open in the area served by charlie? s, and management is considering lowering prices in order to compete effectively. required: a. calculate current sales and roi for charlie? s furniture store. b. assuming that the new strategy would reduce margin to 20%, and assuming that average total assets would stay the same, calculate the sales that would be required to have the same roi as they currently earned. c. suppose that you presented the results of your analysis in parts a and b of this problem to charlie, and he replied, ? what

Which of the following statements is true regarding the reporting of outside interests and the management of conflicts? investigators are responsible for developing their own management plans for significant financial interests. the institution must report identified financial conflicts of interest to the u.s. office of research integrity. investigators must disclose their significant financial interests related to their institutional responsibilities and not just those related to a particular project. investigators must disclose all of their financial interests regardless of whether they are related to a research project.

Calculate the required rate of return for climax inc., assuming that (1) investors expect a 4.0% rate of inflation in the future, (2) the real risk-free rate is 3.0%, (3) the market risk premium is 5.0%, (4) the firm has a beta of 2.30, and (5) its realized rate of return has averaged 15.0% over the last 5 years. do not round your intermediate calculations.