Here is the income statement for Metlock, Inc. METLOCK, INC. Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Sales revenue $449,500 Cost of goods sold 211,500 Gross profit 238,000 Expenses (including $11,700 interest and $29,700 income taxes) 78,800 Net income $ 159,200 Additional information: 1. Common stock outstanding January 1, 2020, was 22,400 shares, and 37,300 shares were outstanding at December 31, 2020. 2. The market price of Metlock stock was $13 in 2020. 3. Cash dividends of $22,600 were paid, $4,900 of which were to preferred stockholders. Compute the following measures for 2020. (Round all answers to 2 decimal places, e. g. 1.83 or 2.51%) (a) Earnings per share $enter a dollar amount (b) Price-earnings ratio enter Price-earnings ratio in times times (c) Payout ratio enter percentages % (d) Times interest earned enter Times interest earned times

Which of the following best describes a fractional reserve banking system? a. a banking system in which a large portion of the bank's assets are digital money rather than bills and coins. b. a banking system in which banks keep a portion of deposits on hand to satisfy their customer's demands for withdrawals. c. a banking system in which banks have only partial control over the interest rates they charge on loans. d. a banking system in which net worth is calculated by subtracting a fraction of liabilities from assets. 2b2t

Recently, verizon wireless ran a pricing trial in order to estimate the elasticity of demand for its services. the manager selected three states that were representative of its entire service area and increased prices by 5 percent to customers in those areas. one week later, the number of customers enrolled in verizon's cellular plans declined 4 percent in those states, while enrollments in states where prices were not increased remained flat. the manager used this information to estimate the own-price elasticity of demand and, based on her findings, immediately increased prices in all market areas by 5 percent in an attempt to boost the company's 2016 annual revenues. one year later, the manager was perplexed because verizon's 2016 annual revenues were 10 percent lower than those in 2015"the price increase apparently led to a reduction in the company's revenues. did the manager make an error? yes - the one-week measures show demand is inelastic, so a price increase will decrease revenues. yes - the one-week measures show demand is elastic, so a price increase will reduce revenues. yes - cell phone elasticity is likely much larger in the long-run than the short-run. no - the cell phone market must have changed between 2011 and 2012 for this price increase to lower revenues.

(a) what was the opportunity cost of non-gm food for many buyers before 2008? (b) why did they prefer the alternative? (c) what was the opportunity cost in 2008? (d) why did it change?