Brian had been thinking about purchasing a reliable used car for a few weeks. He knew that the wisest decision for him to make would be to look for a newer car, with low miles, at a fair price. While passing a used car lot, Brian noticed a beautiful Camaro for sale... he just had to
check it out. The Camaro was black (his favorite color), had T-tops and appeared to be in excellent condition.
After speaking with the salesman, Brian learned that the Camaro was 12 years old and had almost 90K miles on it. Brian was originally
planning on buying a car no more than five years old with less than 30K miles on it. But... how cool would it be, Brian thought, to show up at
his friend's house that evening to drive to the concert they had tickets to in an awesome black Camaro with T-tops?! Besides... it was within
his budget - and, he deserved it!! The only differences were that it was older and had many more miles on it than what he was originally
looking for.
1) Should Brian purchase the Camaro? Why or Why not?
2) What would be the wisest financial decision for Brian to make?
3) If you were the salesperson, what sales tactics would you use to convince Brian to purchase the Camaro?

If temper company, a manufacturer of mattresses, was considering moving its production facilities to china but decided against it because the additional costs of shipping the mattresses back to the u.s. would offset the cost savings associated with moving the production facilities, the increased costs associated with shipping would be an example ofanswers: learning-curve economies.diseconomies of scale.economies of scale.competitive advantages.

Consider how health insurance affects the quantity of health care services performed. suppose that the typical medical procedure has a cost of $160, yet a person with health insurance pays only $40 out of pocket. her insurance company pays the remaining $120. (the insurance company recoups the $120 through premiums, but the premium a person pays does not depend on how many procedures that person chooses to undergo.) consider the following demand curve in the market for medical care. use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate the quantity of procedures demanded if each procedure has a price of $160. then use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate the quantity of procedures demanded if each procedure has a price of $40. q d at p=$160 q d at p=$40 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 price of medical procedures quantity of medical procedures demand if the cost of each procedure to society is truly $160, the quantity that maximizes total surplus is procedures. economists often blame the health insurance system for excessive use of medical care. given your analysis, the use of care might be viewed as excessive because consumers get procedures whose value is than the cost of producing them.

Sanibel autos inc. merged with its competitor vroom autos inc. this allowed sanibel autos to use its technological competencies along with vroom autos' marketing capabilities to capture a larger market share than what the two entities individually held. what type of integration does this scenario best illustrate? a. vertical b. technological c. horizontal d. perfect