Answer:
Water freight is a very important method of transportation and is the second cheapest (railroad is the cheapest). Huge volumes can be shipped at relatively low prices which is extremely important for raw materials and commodities.
The problem with water freight is that it is relatively slow though. Another problem that water freight faces is that it is cheap for medium and long distances, but uneconomical for short ones.
A great impediment for the technological progress of water freight is that most ports are obsolete and have not been updated in many years. Updating them is very expensive and many of them are public ports which doesn't help either.
Most new carrier ships (which are very high tech) are probably too big to fit into most US ports, so even if a carrier company invests huge amounts of money in them, where will they them? Technological progress must start with the ports, then water carriers should improve.
Another problem is that regulation is very loose in the US, especially regarding maritime ports.
Answer:
$15
Explanation:
The computation of the average fixed cost is shown below:
As we know that
Average fixed cost is
= Total fixed cost ÷ Quantity
where,
Total fixed cost is
= Total cost - total variable cost
= $1,200 - $200 × 3
= $1,200 - $600
= $600
And the quantity is 40 products
So, the average fixed cost is
= $600 ÷ 40
= $15
Answer:
Opportunity cost
Explanation:
The opportunity cost Bob's brother Joe $20,000. Remember, the term Opportunity cost refers to the cost (loss in this context) incurred when one forgoes an alternative best option–holding them in a brokerage account, in place for a less beneficial one.
Thus, Bob chose the best alternative over his brother.
Answer:
20,000 shares
Explanation:
The computation of given question is shown below:-
Dilutive number of shares:-
Proceeds from the options issue = 50,000 × $15
= $750,000
Shares issued = 50,000
Treasury shares purchased from proceeds of the options
= ($750,000 ÷ $25)
= 30,000
Dilutive number of shares outstanding = Shares issued - Shares purchased back
50,000 - 30,000
= 20,000 shares
