Scarcity occurs when the demand for something exceeds the supply. Examples often occur with natural resources when they are over used. Think of over fishing, hunting or poor farming. The choice to over hunt in present may cost hunting opportunities in the future.
Answer:
1.30
Explanation:
The cost of production is usually split into direct and indirect cost or overheads. the overheads is usually stated as a function of the direct cost( labour, machine hours, materials etc.)
The predetermined overhead rate
= $1,170,000/$900,000
= 1.3
This means that the company will incur an overhead cost of $1.30 for every $1 spent on direct materials.
Coal is the fuel that is being used on a large scale in the last century to supply energy, which began to be utilized most recently.
Before coal are used to run a train and steam engines. Coal are used to cook foods and there are other things.<span />
Answer: Degree of Operating Leverage
A Tech = 2.75
Z Tech = 3
Explanation:
As defined in question itself,
Degree of Operating Leverage = 
As here, it is provided that profit for both the companies are same amounting $4 million.
Although the fixed cost differ by $1 million.
A Tech Degree of operating Leverage = 1 + 
= 2.75
Z Tech Degree of Operating Leverage = 1 + 
= 3
This clearly demonstrates that A Tech will reach its break even faster than the Z Tech as the ratio of fixed cost to variable cost is lower in A tech in comparison to Z Tech.
<span>Tina's mother and father pay her car insurance as long as she makes good grades. This is an example of which economic concept? Positive incentive. A positive incentive is a value that is given during the performance of a regular behavior. As long as Tina does what she is supposed to her parent's will continue to pay her car insurance. There is a reward for her doing what she </span>should be doing on her own which is motivating her to continue to do it.
