Charles has decided to open a lawn-mowing company. to do so, he purchases mowing equipment for $5,000, buys gasoline ($2.30 in gas is required to mow each yard), and pays a $10.00 per yard. prior to opening the lawn company, charles earned $8,000 as a lifeguard at the neighborhood swimming pool. assume the money he used to purchase the mowing equipment could otherwise have earned 2 percent per year in the bank and that the mowing equipment depreciates at 10 percent per year. charles plans to mow 200 yards per year. what is charles's implicit cost of production per year?

If delta airlines were to significantly change its fare structure and flight schedule to enhance its competitive position in response to aggressive price cutting by southwest airlines, this would be an example ofanswers: explicit collusion. tacit collusion. competitive dynamics. a harvest strategy.

Suppose that with a budget of $110, deborah spends $66 on sushi and $44 on bagels when sushi costs $2 per piece and bagels cost $2 per bagel. but then, the price of bagels falls to $1 per bagel.

Suppose the government decides to issue a new savings bond that is guaranteed to double in value if you hold it for 20 years. assume you purchase a bond that costs $25. a. what is the exact rate of return you would earn if you held the bond for 20 years until it doubled in value? (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) b. if you purchased the bond for $25 in 2017 at the then current interest rate of .27 percent year, how much would the bond be worth in 2027? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) c. in 2027, instead of cashing in the bond for its then current value, you decide to hold the bond until it doubles in face value in 2037. what annual rate of return will you earn over the last 10 years? (do not