For each of the following explain the degree of market power the seller has, and whether the market power is due to limited competitors, product differentiation, or both. a. The Toyota Corolla, the bestselling passenger vehicle in the world in 2017
b. Heartland Mills, a grower of wheat in Wichita County, Kansas
c. Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), the largest producer of Lysine, a standardized amino acid used by farmers as a feed additive. ADM competes with a few large corporations in Europe and Japan
d. McDonald’s, the most popular fast food restaurant in the United States

You are president of a large corporation. at a typical monthly meeting, each of your vice presidents gives standard area reports. in the past, these reports have been good, and the vps seem satisfied about their work. based on situational approach to leadership, which leadership style should you exhibit at the next meeting?

Suppose there are three types of consumers who attend concerts at your university’s performing arts center: students, staff, and faculty. each of these groups has a different willingness to pay for tickets; within each group, willingness to pay is identical. there is a fixed cost of $1,000 to put on a concert, but there are essentially no variable costs. for each concert: i. there are 140 students willing to pay $20. (ii) there are 200 staff members willing to pay $35. (iii) there are 100 faculty members willing to pay $50. a) if the performing arts center can charge only one price, what price should it charge? what are profits at this price? b) if the performing arts center can price discriminate and charge two prices, one for students and another for faculty/staff, what are its profits? c) if the performing arts center can perfectly price discriminate and charge students, staff, and faculty three separate prices, what are its profits?

Paid-in-capital in excess of par represents the amount of proceeds a. from the original sale of common stock b. in excess of the par value from the original sale of common stock c. at the current market value of the common stock d. at the curent book value of the common stock