Suppose that in order to discourage people from smoking the government decides to place an excise tax on every pack of cigarettes sold. As a result of the tax, the supply of cigarettes decreases by 150 packs of cigarettes at each price.
Supply of Cigarettes
Quantity of Cigarettes Supplied (packs)
Price (dollars) Pre-Tax Post-Tax
$1.00 100
1.50 150
2.00 200
2.50 250
3.00 300
Graph the pre-tax market supply curve and graph the after-tax market supply curve.

The owners of spokes bicycle shop worry that cash flow this winter may be insufficient to meet the current operating expenses. while they anticipate a surplus of cash inflow as warm weather approaches, they need funds now to meet the company's immediate obligations. the owners can best resolve cash flow concerns by obtaining financing.

Lincoln company has an accounting policy for internal reporting purposes whereby the costs of any research and development projects that are over 70 percent likely to succeed are capitalized and then depreciated over a five-year period with a full year of depreciation in the year of capitalization. in the current year, $400,000 was spent on project one, and it was 55 percent likely to succeed, $600,000 was spent on project two, and it was 65 percent likely to succeed, and $900,000 was spent on project three, and it was 75 percent likely to succeed. in converting the internal financial statements to external financial statements, by how much will net income for the current year have to be reduced? a. $180,000b. $380,000c. $720,000d. $900,000

Which of the following is an example of an unsought good? a. cameron purchases a new bike. b. jordan buys paper towels. c. taylor buys cupcakes from her favorite bakery. d. riley buys new windshield wipers for her car.