Twinkies on the shelf of a convenience store lose their fresh tastiness over time. We say that the taste quality is 11 when the Twinkies are first put on the shelf at the store, and that the quality of tastiness declines according to the function Q(t)=.85tQ(t)=.85t (tt in days). Determine when the taste quality will be one half of its original value.

Apopular low-cost airline, parson corp., has gone out of business. although the service and price provided by the airline was what customers wanted, the larger airlines were able to drive the low-cost airline out of business through an aggressive price war. which component of the competitive environment does this illustrate?

Congressman patrick indicates that he is opposed to tax proposals that call for a flat tax rate because the structure would not tax those individuals who have the ability to pay the tax. discuss the position of the congressman, giving consideration to tax rate structures (e.g., progressive, proportional, and regressive) and the concept of equity.

Identify whether each of the following statements best illustrates the concept of consumer surplus, producer surplus, or neither. statement consumer surplus producer surplus neither a local store was having a sale on textbooks, so i bought a used textbook for my brother. i sold a watch for $61, even though i was willing to go as low as $55 in order to sell it. even though i was willing to pay up to $116 for a used laptop, i bought a used laptop for only $110.