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Lillypad Toys is a manufacturer of educational toys for children. Six months ago, the company's research and development divisio

Reptile [31]

Answer:

Option A; INCREASED COMPETITION FROM IMITATORS.

Explanation:

Innovation occurs only when something is entirely new, having never been done before. Innovation also exist when something which may have been done elsewhere is done for the first time in a given industry.

On the other hand, when other competitors in the same industry subsequently copy the innovator, even though it is something new for them, then it is imitation.

When a company comes out with a new product, its competitors typically go on the defensive, doing whatever they can to reduce the odds that the offering will eat into their sales. Responses might include: cranking up marketing efforts, offering discounts to channel partners and even lobbying for regulations that would hinder the rival's expansion.

Therefore, Lilypad's managers should prepare for INCREASED COMPETITION FROM IMITATORS next.

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2 years ago

The total cost (in dollars) of manufacturing x auto body frames is C(x)=60,000+400x. (A) Find the average cost per unit if 20

Nesterboy [21]

Answer:

a) Average price per unit = 700

b) average marginal cost = -1.5 dollars/frame

c) For 201 frames are produced = $698.5

Explanation:

Given Data:

C(x) = 60000 + 400x

a) Average cost for 200 units:

Total Cost of 200 units will be:

C(200) = 60000 + 400(200)

C(200) = 140,000

Total Cost of 200 units = 140,000

Average price per unit = Total Cost / number of units

Average price per unit = 140,000/200

Average price per unit = 700

b) Marginal Average Cost:

We know that marginal cost = $C^{'}$ (x)

And the average marginal cost = $\frac{d}{dx}$ $\frac{C(x)}{x}$

So,

= the derivative of ( $\frac{60,000 + 400(x)}{x}$ )

= the derivative of ( $\frac{(60,000)}{x} + 400$ )

= $\frac{-60,000}{x^{2} }$ + 0

So,

average marginal cost = $\frac{-60,000}{x^{2} }$

at x = 200 units

average marginal cost = $\frac{-60,000}{200^{2} }$

average marginal cost = -1.5 dollars/frame

c) Average cost per frame if 201 frames are produced:

We already seen in the part b that, the average marginal cost is decreasing by 1.5 dollars /frame. So,

if 201 frames are produced the instead of 200 then the difference is of 1 frame and we discussed that average marginal cost of 1 frame is decreasing at 1.5 dollars per frame.

So,

As we know the average cost from part a = 700 dollars.

Therefore, for 201 item = 700 dollars -1.5 dollars

For 201 frames are produced = $698.5

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3 years ago

Compared with many european countries the party in government system in the united states

ludmilkaskok [199]

<span>Compared with many European countries the party in government system in the united states is less differentiated. (have a lesser amount)

In many European countries, the parties that involved within the government could account to more than 4 parties. Meanwhile, there are only 2 major political parties in the United States, Democratic party and the republican party</span>

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3 years ago

Suppose one of the cases is selected at random and the outcome of the appeal and type of trial are observed.

Kruka [31]

What is the question you are asking

7 0

3 years ago

Imagine that you invest $100,000 in an account that pays 5.9% annual interest compounded monthly. What will your balance be at t

kodGreya [7K]

The compound interest formula is: $A= P(1+ \frac{r}{n} ) ^{nt}$
Where:
A is the amount you will have.
P is the money you are investing.
r: is the interest rate (in decimals)
n: number of times the interest is compounded per year
t: time (in years)

The first thing is converting the rate from percentage to decimal:
$\frac{5.9}{100} = 0.059$

Since the interest is compounded every month and a year has 12 months n=12.

Now we can replace the values in our formula:
$A=100000(1+ \frac{0.059}{12} ) ^{(12)(18)}$

We can simplify the exponents to get:
$A=100000(1+ \frac{0.059}{12} ) ^{216}$

Finally, we can use our calculator to get 288463.33

After 18 your balance in your bank account will be $288463.33

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3 years ago