Brenden lives in a small town where he plans to hire workers to him make ornaments. his production function for ornaments is qq = 4llkk0.5 he begins producing with k = 4. the cost of capital is $50/unit. the wage depends on the amount of workers he employs. specifically, w(l) = 17 + 2l2 . a. does brenden’s production function exhibit diminishing marginal returns to labor? explain. b. what kinds of returns to scale does brenden’s production function exhibit? explain.

Which type of investment offers both capital gains and interest income? a. property b. cds c. stocks d. bonds

Which of the following statements is true? a. financial investment refers to the creation and expansion of business enterprisesb. economic investment refers to the creation and expansion of business enterprisesc. economic investment refers to the purchase of assets such as stocks, bonds, and real estated. both economic and financial investment refer to the purchase of assets such as stocks, bonds, and real estate

Google started as one of many internet search engines, amazon started as an online book seller, and ebay began as a site where people could sell used personal items in auctions. these firms have grown to be so large and dominant that they are facing antitrust scrutiny from competition regulators in the us and elsewhere. did these online giants grow by fairly beating competition, or did they use unfair advantages? are there any clouds on the horizon for these firms -- could they face diseconomies of scale or diseconomies of scope as they continue to grow? if so, what factors may limit their continued growth?