The marginal cost of a good is: a. decreasing whenever average total cost is decreasing. b. the difference between average total cost and average variable cost. c. the addition to total cost from producing one more unit of output. d. always equal to average variable cost when the firm is maximizing profit.

Biochemical corp. requires $600,000 in financing over the next three years. the firm can borrow the funds for three years at 10.80 percent interest per year. the ceo decides to do a forecast and predicts that if she utilizes short-term financing instead, she will pay 7.50 percent interest in the first year, 12.15 percent interest in the second year, and 8.25 percent interest in the third year. assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year. a)determine the total interest cost under each plan. a) long term fixed rate: b) short term fixed rate: b) which plan is less costly? a) long term fixed rate plan b) short term variable rate plan

Search engines generate revenue through pay-per-click (each time a user clicks a link to a retailer’s website); pay-per-call (each time a user clicks a link that takes the user to an online agent waiting for a call); or pay-per-conversion (each time a website visitor is converted to a customer)

What legislation increased the ability for federal authorities to tap telephones and wireless devices, tightened the enforcement of money laundering activities, as well as broadened powers toward acts of terrorism and acts such as drug trafficking?