A drug company is deciding how much to invest in Research and Development into finding a cure for diabetes. The table below shows the company’s demand for financial capital for R&D based on its expected rates of return from selling the cure. Every investment provides an additional 4% social return: that is, an investment that pays at least a 5% return to the drug company will create at least a 9% return for society as a whole. Estimated Rate of Return_____________________ Value of R&D Projects That Provide at Least This High a Private Rate of Return to the Drug Company (measured in millions of dollars) 10% $2209% $2288% $2387% $2506% $2645% $2804% $2983% $308 If the opportunity cost of financial capital for the drug company is 7%, the drug company will invest in R&D if it receives only the private benefits of this investment.
If each of two competing monopolists undertakes equal advert…
If each of two competing monopolists undertakes equal advertising efforts to attract consumers away from the other, the total result is
If U.S. immigration consists of mainly low-skilled workers,…
If U.S. immigration consists of mainly low-skilled workers, then an increase in immigration_____________________ the wages of low-skilled workers.
Once its patent application has been accepted, a firm is abl…
Once its patent application has been accepted, a firm is able to earn on its product, which _____________________.
An example of a pure substance is
An example of a pure substance is
A freighter carrying a cargo of uranium hexafluoride sank in…
A freighter carrying a cargo of uranium hexafluoride sank in the English Channel in late August 1984. The cargo of uranium hexafluoride weighed 2.249 × 108 kg and was contained in 30 drums, each containing 4.41×107 L of UF6. What is the density (g/mL) of uranium hexafluoride?
Which one of these represents a chemical change?
Which one of these represents a chemical change?
Johnny is a 3 year old, who has been having trouble going to…
Johnny is a 3 year old, who has been having trouble going to preschool in the morning, as he just started VP-K this year. After the second day of school, when he cried and said “Mommy don’t leave me” his mother brings him to your office for an evaluation. Previously he had no trouble separating from mom to stay home with a babysitter. What is likely best response by the PMHNP?
Which of the following are symptom domains of Post-traumatic…
Which of the following are symptom domains of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Select all that apply.
Which statement below is true regarding the experience of bo…
Which statement below is true regarding the experience of body shape distortion?