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2 years ago

The longer the time period considered the more the elasticity of supply tends to

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The longer the time period considered, the more the elasticity of supply tends to INCREASE.
The elasticity of supply refers to the responsiveness of suppliers to the change in price of their products or services. Elasticity of supply is measured as a ratio of proportionate change in quantity supplied to the change in price. Elasticity of supply tends to increase with time.<span />

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Alexxandr [17]

Answer:

a) Contribution margin= $6,4

b) break-even point:

in units=76562 cds

in dollars=$869058

c) Net profit= $5910000

d) Q=107813 cds

Explanation:

Variable costs:

CD package and disc $1.25/CD

Songwriters’ royalties $0.35/CD

Recording artists’ royalties $1.00/CD

<u>Total Variable costs= $2,6</u>

Fixed Costs:

Advertising and promotion $275,000

Studio Recordings$215,000

Total fixed costs= $490000

Price=$9

a) contribution margin= Price- variable costs= 9-2,6= $6,4

b) break-even point:

in units=fixed costs/contribution margin=490000/6,4= 76562 cds

in dollars= fixed costs/(contribution to sale ratio)

in dollars= fixed costs/(contribution margin/price)

in dollars= 490000/(6,4/9)= $869058

c) q=1000000

sales= 9000000 (1000000*9)

variable costs= -2600000 (1000000*2,6)

fixed costs= -490000

Net profit= $5910000

d)Profit= 200000 q=?

using the break-even formula

Q=(fixed cost+profit)/contribution margin

Q=690000/6.4=107813 cds

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2 years ago

Month Maintenance Machine Health Number of Shipping Units

8_murik_8 [283]

Answer:

1. Variable cost = Shipping costs

Fixed cost = Health Insurance

Mixed cost = Maintenance costs

Shipping costs are variable because a unit shipped costs $3.60. The total shipping cost for each month varies according to the units shipped in the month.

Health Insurance costs are fixed as there is no change in cost notwithstanding the number of employees in each month. The total health insurance cost remains the same every month.

Maintenance costs are mixed for each month, as there is a fixed element and a variable element.

2. Cost function for each cost:

Maintenance = $4,200 + $2.10 per machine hour

Health Insurance = $8,600

Shipping cost = $3.60 per unit

3. Cost function = $12,800 + $2.1m + $3.6s

where m = machine hours

and s = units shipped

4. The total operating cost for the month

= $46,040

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Month Maintenance Machine Health Number of Shipping Units

costs Hours Insurance Employees Costs Shipped

January 4500 165 8600 68 25778 7160

February 4452 120 8600 75 29664 8240

March 4600 230 8600 92 28674 7965

April 4850 318 8600 105 23058 8405

May 5166 460 8600 89 21294 5915

June 4760 280 8600 87 33282 9245

July 4910 340 8600 93 31428 8730

August 4960 360 8600 88 30924 8415

September 5070 420 8600 95 25110 6975

October 5250 495 8600 102 25866 7185

November 5271 510 8600 97 20124 5590

December 4760 275 8600 94 34596 9610

Cost Function for each cost:

Maintenance cost:

Machine Cost

Hours

November 510 5271

February 120 4452

Difference 390 819

Variable cost = $2.10 (819/390)

Fixed cost = $4,200 ($5,271 - ($2.10*510))

Health Insurance:

Fixed cost = $8,600

Shipping cost:

Variable cost = $3.60 per unit

Cost function = $4,200 + $2.10m + $8,600 + $3.60s

= $12,800 + $2.1m + $3.6s

February cost = $12,800 + $2.1(120) + $3.6(8240)

= $12,800 + $252 + $29,664

= $42,716

IF:

Machine hours = 400

Employees = 80

Shipped units = 9,000

The total operating cost for the month will be:

Cost function = $12,800 + $2.1m + $3.6s

= $12,800 + ($2.1 * 400) + ($3.6 * 9,000)

= $12,800 + $840 + $32,400

= $46,040

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Explain why to maximize profits a firm needs to produce an output at a level where marginal revenue

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Answer:

Rest of question:

... equals marginal cost.

Firms will maximize profits at the point where marginal revenue equals marginal cost because producing after this point means that no profits will be made.

As long as the Marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost, there will be profits made because the company is making more than it is spending so they should keep producing. When it gets to a point in production where the marginal revenue equals marginal cost, the company should not produce further than that.

This is because, as earlier mentioned, any further production would result in the marginal cost being larger than the marginal revenue which means that a loss will be made. The company should therefore stop at the point where MR = MC so as not to let MC get larger than MR so that no losses will be made.

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1 year ago

When private ownership rights are well-defined and enforced, owners of physical assets and resources

sukhopar [10]

Answer:

b. incur the opportunity cost of ignoring the wishes of others.

Explanation:

Opportunity cost in economics is seen as the forgone cost of doing something.

So in this instance where private ownership rights are well defined, everyone knows what is his own and what belongs to others.

The opportunity cost of this will be to ignore the wishes of others. They must now consider the wishes of others.

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2 years ago

________ is conceptualized as consisting of six steps which include problem definition, developing an approach to the problem, r

Finger [1]

Answer:

A) The marketing research process

Explanation:

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Defining the problem, developing the research plan, collecting information, analyzing information, presenting the findings and lastly making decision.

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