An auto plant that costs $200 million to build can produce a line of flexfuel cars that will produce cash flows with a present value of $270 million if the line is successful but only $120 million if it is unsuccessful. you believe that the probability of success is only about 52%. you will learn whether the line is successful immediately after building the plant. calculate the expected npv.

Which of the following is a problem for the production of public goods?

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.

Which (if any) of the following scenarios is the result of a natural monopoly? instructions: you may select more than one answer. a. patent holders of genetically modified seeds are permitted to sue farmers who save seeds from one planting season to the next. b. doctors in the united states are prohibited from practicing without a medical license. c. there is one train operator with service from baltimore to philadelphia. d. coal is used as the primary energy in a country with abundant coal deposits.