Suppose that the first comic book of a classic series was sold in 1954. In 2000, the estimated price for this comic book in good condition was about $340,000. This represented a return of 27 percent per year. For this to be true, what was the original price of the comic book in 1954?

Policymakers are provided data about the private and social benefits of a good being sold in the market. quantity private mb ($) social mb ($) 6 6 9 7 4 7 8 2 5 9 0 3 what is the size of the externality? if the externality is positive, enter a positive number. if negative, make it a negative number. $ given this data, policymakers must decide whether to address the associated externality with a subsidy or a tax. as their economic consultant, which of the two policy tools would you recommend? a subsidy a tax

Which of the following statements is correct? a) one drawback of forming a corporation is that it generally subjects the firm to additional regulationsb) one drawback of forming a corporation is that it subjects the firms investors to increased personal liabilitiesc) one drawback of forming a corporation is that it makes it more difficult for the firm to raise capitald) one advantage of forming a corporation is that it subjects the firm's investors to fewer taxese) one disadvantage of forming a corporation is that it is more difficult for the firm's investors to transfer their ownership interests

An important application of regression analysis in accounting is in the estimation of cost. by collecting data on volume and cost and using the least squares method to develop an estimated regression equation relating volume and cost, an accountant can estimate the cost associated with a particular manufacturing volume. consider the following sample of production volumes and total cost data for a manufacturing operation. production volume (units) total cost ($) 400 4000 450 5000 550 5400 600 5900 700 6400 750 7000 compute b 1 and b 0 (to 2 decimals if necessary). b 1 b 0 complete the estimated regression equation (to 2 decimals if necessary). = + x what is the variable cost per unit produced (to 1 decimal)? $ compute the coefficient of determination (to 4 decimals). note: report r 2 between 0 and 1. r 2 = what percentage of the variation in total cost can be explained by the production volume (to 2 decimals)? % the company's production schedule shows 500 units must be produced next month. what is the estimated total cost for this operation (to 2 decimals)? $