The basic model of pure competition reviewed in this chapter finds that in the long run all firms in a purely competitive industry will earn normal profits. if all firms only earn a normal profit in the long run, firms will develop new products or lower-cost production methods because they can eliminate competition. improve their management and earn an economic profit in the long run. innovate and possibly earn a normal profit in the short run. innovate and possibly earn an economic profit in the short run.

John and daphne are saving for their daughter ellen's college education. ellen just turned 10 at (t = 0), and she will be entering college 8 years from now (at t = 8). college tuition and expenses at state u. are currently $14,500 a year, but they are expected to increase at a rate of 3.5% a year. ellen should graduate in 4 years--if she takes longer or wants to go to graduate school, she will be on her own. tuition and other costs will be due at the beginning of each school year (at t = 8, 9, 10, and 11).so far, john and daphne have accumulated $15,000 in their college savings account (at t = 0). their long-run financial plan is to add an additional $5,000 in each of the next 4 years (at t = 1, 2, 3, and 4). then they plan to make 3 equal annual contributions in each of the following years, t = 5, 6, and 7. they expect their investment account to earn 9%. how large must the annual payments at t = 5, 6, and 7 be to cover ellen's anticipated college costs? a. $1,965.21b. $2,068.64c. $2,177.51d. $2,292.12e. $2,412.76

Camping gear, inc. had 500 units of inventory on hand at the end of the year. these were recorded at a cost of $ 13 each using the lastminusin, firstminusout (lifo) method. the current replacement cost is $ 9 per unit. the selling price charged by camping gear, inc. for each finished product is $ 14. as a result of recording the adjusting entry as per the rule, the gross profit will

According to fiedler, in situations that are very unfavorable for the leader, it would be wise to choose someone who: a. is task oriented. b. is likely to engage in behaviors that are classified as consideration behaviors. c. has a low lpc score. d. has a high lpc score.