The privately-owned school system in smalltown has a virtually unlimited capacity. it accepts all applicants and operates on both tuition and private donations. although every resident places value on having an educated community, the school's revenues have suffered lately due to a large decline in private donations from the elderly population. since the benefit that each citizen receives from having an educated community is a public good, which of the following would not be correct?
a. the free-rider problem causes the private market to undersupply education to the community.
b. the govemment can potentially the market reach a socially optimal level of education.
c. a tax increase to pay for education could potentially make the community better off.
d. the private market is the best way to supply education .

%of the world's population controls approximately % of the world's finances (the sum of gross domestic products)" quizlket

The basic difference between macroeconomics and microeconomics is that: a. microeconomics looks at the forest (aggregate markets) while macroeconomics looks at the trees (individual markets). b. macroeconomics is concerned with groups of individuals while microeconomics is concerned with single countries. c. microeconomics is concerned with the trees (individual markets) while macroeconomics is concerned with the forest (aggregate markets). d. macroeconomics is concerned with generalization while microeconomics is concerned with specialization.

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum. should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?