Equipment with a cost of $160,000, an estimated residual value of $40,000, and an estimated life of 15 years was depreciated by the straight-line method for 4 years. due to obsolescence, it was determined that the remaining useful life should be shortened by 3 years and the residual value changed to zero. the depreciation expense for the current and future years is:

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i. e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i. e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process. b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process. c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process. d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces

Although appealing to more refined tastes, art as a collectible has not always performed so profitably. during 2003, an auction house sold a sculpture at auction for a price of $10,211,500. unfortunately for the previous owner, he had purchased it in 2000 at a price of $12,177,500. what was his annual rate of return on this sculpture? (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as

Value economics capital scarcity opportunity cost wealth labor trade-offs standard of living good a. condition of not having enough resources to produce all the things people want b. alternative choices made by consumers in the marketplace c. sum of those economic products that are tangible, scarce, useful, and transferable d. tools, equipment, machinery, and factories used in the production of goods and services e. tangible item that is economically useful or that satisfies an economic want f. quality of life based on the ownership of the necessities and luxuries that make life easier g. people with all their efforts, abilities, and skills h. cost of the next-best alternative use of money, time, or resources when one choice is made rather than another i. study of how people try to satisfy their needs through the careful use of scarce resources j. worth that can be expressed in dollars and cents