If $29,000 is investest earned at the end of 20 years if the interest is: (a) 8% simple interest: $ 46400 Correct (b) 8% compounded annually: $ 106167.76 Correct (c) 8% compounded quarterly: $ 112387.74 Correct (d) 8% compounded monthly: $ 113877.28 Correct Round your answers to the nearest cent.

Consider two similar industries, portal crane manufacturing (pcm) and forklift manufacturing (flm). the pcm industry has exactly three incumbents with annual sales of $800 million, $200 million and $100 million, respectively. the flm industry has also exactly three incumbents, with annual sales of $500 million, $450 million and $400 million, respectively. which industry is more likely to experience a higher level of rivalry?

7. problems and applications q7 congress and the president decide that the united states should reduce air pollution by reducing its use of gasoline. they impose a $0.50 tax on each gallon of gasoline sold. suppose they decided to impose the tax on consumers. in the following graph, shows the effect of a $0.50 tax on each gallon of gasoline sold imposed on consumers by shifting the demand or supply curve. demand supply 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0 price of gasoline (dollars per gallon) quantity of gasoline (thousands of gallons) demand s 1 s 2 true or false: the price producers receive will be higher if the tax were imposed on consumers. true false if the demand for gasoline were more elastic, this tax would be effective in reducing the quantity of gasoline consumed. true or false: consumers of gasoline are by this tax. true false workers in the oil industry are by this tax.

Walmart and target are the only stores in a remote town that currently stock and sell the playstation 5 video game console. managers at both stores are simultaneously deciding whether to charge a price of $1,000 or $1,500 for each console. if both stores charge $1,000, they earn a profit of $100,000 each. if both stores charge $1,500, they earn a profit of $200,000 each. if one store charges $1,000 and the other store charges $1,500, the store that charges $1,000 earns a profit of $250,000 and the firm that charges $1,500 earns a profit of $50,000. if walmart and target they can both charge $1,500 and earn the highest combined profit available. engage in spirited price competition collude with each other privately undercut each other after making an agreement compete with each other only with regard to price and not quantity compete with each other only with regard to quantity and not price