Kathy works full time during the day as an economist and faces a 90 percent marginal tax rate. If Kathy were to get an offer to work a second job in the evenings doing consulting work for a local business for $10,000 per year, how much of this additional income would she be able to keep as net pay after taxes?

The law says your employer is responsible for providing you with a safe and healthy workplace. true or false?

Wo firms, a and b, each currently dump 50 tons of chemicals into the local river. the government has decided to reduce the pollution and from now on will require a pollution permit for each ton of pollution dumped into the river. it costs firm a $100 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river, and it costs firm b $50 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river. the government gives each firm 20 pollution permits. government officials are not sure whether to allow the firms to buy or sell the pollution permits to each other. what is the total cost of reducing pollution if firms are not allowed to buy and sell pollution permits from each other? what is the total cost of reducing pollution if the firms are allowed to buy and sell permits from each other? a. $3,000; $1,500 b. $4,500; $3,500 c. $4,500; $4,000 d. $4,500; $2,500

General widgets, inc., manufactures high-quality widgets. the widget industry is mature and few innovations occur. the widgets have to be built exactly according to particular specifications provided by customers. this requires the use of controlled processes and precise measurements. the company also needs to maintain high efficiency in its production process in order to meet the market demand. for this company, stability is more important than flexibility. which of the organizational cultures is best suited for general widgets? a.) clan culture b.) modern culture c.) hierarchy culture d.) market culture