What would be the first step in participating in an auction like the one described in the article, “Game Theory Part of the Art of the Sky Deal?”

A 14-year-old boy comes in for a yearly exam and confides in the nurse that he feels embarrassed he is shorter than most of the girls in his class. He asks if he will catch up in height. The  best therapeutic response from the nurse is

The parents of a boy diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease are anxious and fearful of the upcoming surgery . The mother states, “I’m worried about having to care for our son’s ostomy.” Which intervention would be most helpful for the parents?

Suppose the consultant derived the following short-run total cost function for the firm:

A movement along the demand curve caused by a change in price is:

A firm with production located in a low-income Georgia town sells toys locally for $10 each and ships the same toys to sell in a wealthy North Carolina town for $15 each. The firm is not price discriminating if

Two firms, A and B, are colluding. Firm A has marginal costs of MCA=QA+6 and Firm B has marginal costs of MCB=QB+4. Which of these firms will produce a higher quantity?

The nurse is caring for a 13-year-old-girl with delayed puberty. Based on the nurse’s knowledge of this condition, the nurse would include which nursing diagnosis in the child’s plan of care?

Assume that *=33.33 and *=222.20 represent the output maximizing values of labor and capital when The Big Horn Corporation is constrained to spend only $1,000 on production. Write the Lagrangian function that describes the constrained minimization problem that is considered to be dual to the constrained maximization problem. Round to two places after the decimal, when necessary. DO NOT solve the Lagrangian function.

The nurse is caring for a 2-month old with a cleft palate. The child will undergo corrective surgery at 3 months. The mother would like to continue breastfeeding after surgery and wonders if it is possible. How should the nurse respond?