Answer:
The correct answer is letter "C": competitive barrier.
Explanation:
Competitive barriers represent obstacles for a business to start operations based on what other companies are already providing to the market. The settled companies -competitors- tend to have a preference and market share obtained through years of operations which is a threat for a new company that is looking for attracting consumers.
Answer:
55,060 machines
Explanation:
Projected sales = 54,500
Estimated opening balance = 6,860
Desired ending balance = 7,420
Budgeted production = ?
Let the budgeted production be B
Using the formula
Opening balance + Budgeted production - Sales = Closing balance
6,860 + B - 54,500 = 7,420
B = 7,420 + 54,500 - 6,860
B = 55,060
The budgeted production for the year is 55,060 machines.
Answer:
$103,400
Explanation:
Does Manuel have any certainties that Nolan will purchase more than 30,000 units during the year? Apparently, according to historic sales, Nolan purchases at least 40,000 units per year, so Manuel should consider that Nolan will again purchase a similar amount this year and therefore, will be entitled to a rebate.
Another issue that must be considered is that 30,000 units / 4 quarters = 7,500 units per quarter, and Nolan clearly purchased more than that.
A rebate is not a discount, it happens when the seller offers a certain amount of goods to a buyer without cost because the buyer purchased more than an specific amount. It is basically an incentive or prize that Manuel gives Nolan for being a good client.
Manuel should recognize $110,000 x (1 - 6%) = $103,400 in revenues
Answer:
a. downward sloping
b. decrease
c. decrease
Explanation:
Monopolistic competition is a type of imperfect competition:
Companies do not have the monopoly market power but they do have some market power.
Behavior
:
As in the other models already analyzed, these companies seek to maximize their profit, which will lead them to set their level of activity at the cut-off point of the marginal revenue and marginal cost curve.
Once this level of activity has been determined, the price will be determined by the demand curve.
Therefore, in a monopolistic competition market, the company produces in the descending section of its average total cost curve, while in competitive markets it produces at the minimum point of its average total cost curve.
Monopolistically competitive companies produce below the efficient scale. This lower activity means that, unlike the perfectly competitive market, the total profit is not maximized.