The firm should decrease the amount of capital used.
Solution:
The wage rate is $12 per hour and capital is rented at $8 per hour.
The marginal product of labour is 45 units of output per hour and the marginal product of capital is 65 units of output per hour.
A manager hires labour and rents capital equipment in a very competitive
market.
The ratio of marginal product of labour and wage rate
= 
= 3.75
The ratio of marginal product of capital and rent
= 
= 8.125
If the cost ratio is higher, it means that the boss must minimize the volume of money involved in the manufacturing process.
Answer:
b. direct labor and factory overhead
Explanation:
The conversion cost is that convert which is used to convert the raw material to the finished goods inventory. It is a combination of the direct labor cost and the factory overhead or manufacture overhead cost.
It can be fixed or variable marinating costs only. It does not include direct material cost
It is computed by taking a difference of production cost and raw material cost
Hence option b is correct
Answer: Producer price index
Explanation:
The producer price index is used to know the average differences in prices that are received by local producers for their output.
To calculate the producer price index, the current prices gotten by the sellers of a good or service is divided by the prices of the good or service using a base year and multiplying the result by 100. The producer price index is also a measure of inflation in an economy.
Answer:
The correct answer is letter "B": Order Qualifier.
Explanation:
An Order Qualifier represents the minimum features a good or service must meet so consumers can think about purchasing them. Variables that could fall into this category are price, convenience or the product's reputation. If the good or service accomplishes one of those characteristics and is of preference of the consumers, then the firm has an order winner.
In building a new mall,
The input would be : Labor, All materials needed in building a mall
Conversion : Building process
Output : The actual mall itself
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