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On January 1, 2011, Deuce Inc

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On January 1, 2011, Deuce Inc. acquired 15% of Wiz Co.'s outstanding common stock for $62,400 and categorized the investment as an available-for-sale security. Wiz earned net income of $96,000 in 2011 and paid dividends of $36,000. On January 1, 2012, Deuce bought an additional 10% of Wiz for $54,000. This second purchase gave Deuce the ability to significantly influence the decision making of Wiz. During 2012, Wiz earned $120,000 and paid $48,000 in dividends. As of December 31, 2012, Wiz reported a net book value of $468,000. For both purchases, Deuce concluded that Wiz Co.'s book values approximated fair values and attributed any excess cost to goodwill. What amount of equity income should Deuce have reported for 2012?

Analyze the implications of externalities on market failure and the role of government in correcting these failures.

Understand the concept of marginal social cost and marginal social benefit in the context of pollution and externalities.

Comprehend the challenges associated with empirically measuring and regulating externalities.

Examine the significance of permit trading in pollution control and its efficiency implications.

Definitions:

Average Variable Cost

The total variable costs (costs that change with output level) divided by the quantity of output produced.

AVC

Average Variable Cost; the cost of variable inputs divided by the quantity of output produced.

AFC

Average Fixed Cost, which is the fixed costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced.

Marginal Cost, the change in total cost that arises when the quantity produced is incremented by one unit.