Which statement best describes the concept of public goods?

a. These are goods that are most subject to government failure
b. These goods can only be consumed in states where they are licensed.
c. These goods are usually provided by government and paid for through taxes.
d. These goods may not be consumed by free riders.
e. These goods are always either roads or bridges.


c. These goods are usually provided by government and paid for through taxes.

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Aguilar Industries has produced a new piece of technology that will monitor the soil moisture in a user's garden and send a notification to an app on the user's phone when it is time to water their plants. The goal of this inexpensive technology is to entice users to purchase Aguilar's more expensive automated watering system, so that they can trigger the watering process from the app on their phones. Which business model is most likely to help Aguilar Industries accomplish its goals?

A. freemium B. agency C. pay-as-you-go D. wholesale

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Department G had 3,600 units, 25% completed at the beginning of the period, 15,000 units were completed during the period, 3,000 units were one-fifth completed at the end of the period, and the following manufacturing costs were debited to the departmental work in process account during the period: Work in process, beginning of period $40,000 Costs added during period: Direct materials (10,400 at

$8 ) 83,200 Direct labor 63,000 Factory overhead 25,000 Assuming that all direct materials are placed in process at the beginning of production and that the first-in, first-out method of inventory costing is used, what is the total cost of the units "started and completed" during the period (round unit cost calculations to four decimal places)? A) $211,200 B) $134,112 C) $190,275 D) $20,934

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The times-interest-earned ratio is calculated as ________

A) earnings before interest and tax divided by interest expense B) profit before tax divided by interest expense C) net income divided by interest expense D) income tax expense plus interest expense divided by interest expense

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Which of the following statements about the assignment of a life insurance policy is true?

A) The insurer must be notified of any assignment or the death proceeds will be paid to the named beneficiary. B) Under an absolute assignment, the only right transferred to a new owner is the right to change the beneficiary designation. C) As long as a collateral assignment exists, a creditor will receive the entire death benefit even if the loan has been repaid. D) Assignment may be made only with the permission of the insurer and the beneficiary.

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