Why is bad weather sometimes good news for farmers? a. bad weather increases both the demand for and supply of agricultural products. b. bad weather shifts the supply curve of agricultural products leftward, driving down price, and raising total revenue (assuming demand is elastic). c. bad weather increases the demand for and price of agricultural products. d. bad weather shifts the supply curve of agricultural products leftward, driving up price and total revenue (assuming demand is inelastic)?

Uppose stanley's office supply purchases 50,000 boxes of pens every year. ordering costs are $100 per order and carrying costs are $0.40 per box. moreover, management has determined that the eoq is 5,000 boxes. the vendor now offers a quantity discount of $0.20 per box if the company buys pens in order sizes of 10,000 boxes. determine the before-tax benefit or loss of accepting the quantity discount. (assume the carrying cost remains at $0.40 per box whether or not the discount is taken.)

8. agreement and disagreement among economists suppose that bob, an economist from a university in arizona, and cho, an economist from a public television program, are arguing over saving incentives. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: cho: i think it's safe to say that, in general, the savings rate of households in today's economy is much lower than it really needs to be to sustain an improvement in living standards. bob: i think a switch from the income tax to a consumption tax would bring growth in living standards. cho: you really think households would change their saving behavior enough in response to this to make a difference? because i don't. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? rent ceilings reduce the quantity and quality of available housing. immigrants receive more in government benefits than they contribute in taxes. having a single income tax rate would improve economic performance.

Zendor company wants to have $200,000 available in august 2021 to make an equipment purchase. to be able to have this amount available, zendor will make equal annual deposits in an investment account earning 12% annually in june 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. what is the dollar amount that must be deposited each of those years to achieve this objective?