Carlisle company has been cited and must invest in equipment to reduce stack emissions or face epa fines of $18,500 per year. an emission reduction filter will cost $75,000 and have an expected life of 5 years. carlisle’s marr is 10%/year.
a. what is the annual worth of this investment?
b. is the filter economically justified? why?

Which of the following best explains why large companies have an advantage over smaller companies? a. economies of scale make it possible to offer lower prices. b. the production possibilities frontier is wider for a larger company. c. decreasing marginal utility enables more efficient production. d. increasing the scale of production leads to a reduction in inputs.2b2t

The prebisch–singer hypothesis concludes that: a. technology lowers the cost of manufactured products, so developing countries should see an increase in their terms of trade. b. developing countries experience a long-run decline in their terms of trade, as the demand for primary products in higher-income countries declines relative to their demand for manufactured goods. c. because of unfair trading practices, labor in developing countries is exploited. d. opec has been responsible for a slowdown in the world's standard of living.

Because the demand for wheat tends to be inelastic. true or false