Which of the following statements about purchasing a franchise is false?
a. one of the greatest benefits of buying a franchise is gaining access to a business system that has a proven record of success.
b. when they purchase their franchises, franchisees gain the right to use a regionally or nationally known brand name, which usually provides a great deal of drawing power.
c. franchisees benefit from the power of a regional or national advertising program that the franchisor coordinates.
d. potential franchisees are limited to a relatively small set of franchise options because franchisors are concentrated in only a few industries, such as fast food, hotels and motels, automotive parts, and a handful of others.
e. most franchises offer franchisees training programs that include both classroom and onsite instruction to them learn to operate their franchises efficiently.

From anderson and dahlin, ch1 question 1: suppose a computer system and all of its applications are completely bug free. suppose further that everyone in the world is completely honest and trustworthy. in other words, we do not need to consider fault isolation.

The market for corn in country a is highly competitive. at the current market price of $5/bushel there is a shortage of 100,000 bushels of corn in this country. media reports claim that the price of corn will rise drastically in the near future. according to these reports, the neighboring country b had witnessed a similar situation recently. at the same price, the shortage in country b was also 100,000 bushels and eventually the equilibrium price in b went up to $10/bushel. both countries are known to have equal number of corn producers and the market supply of corn is identical at all prices. this, combined with the fact that consumers in the two countries also have similar tastes and preferences, led the media to conclude that the price of corn in country a would soon be as high as $10/bushel. the new equilibrium price turns out to be below $10/bushel, what inferences can be drawn?

Consider how health insurance affects the quantity of health care services performed. suppose that the typical medical procedure has a cost of $160, yet a person with health insurance pays only $40 out of pocket. her insurance company pays the remaining $120. (the insurance company recoups the $120 through premiums, but the premium a person pays does not depend on how many procedures that person chooses to undergo.) consider the following demand curve in the market for medical care. use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate the quantity of procedures demanded if each procedure has a price of $160. then use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate the quantity of procedures demanded if each procedure has a price of $40. q d at p=$160 q d at p=$40 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 price of medical procedures quantity of medical procedures demand if the cost of each procedure to society is truly $160, the quantity that maximizes total surplus is procedures. economists often blame the health insurance system for excessive use of medical care. given your analysis, the use of care might be viewed as excessive because consumers get procedures whose value is than the cost of producing them.