Answer:
A. Shut down immediately, as the firm is not able to cover all of its variable costs.
Explanation:
Unfortunately, the company contribution is negative. Even at maximum revenue it cannot cover the variable cost needed to produce this revenue. Therefore, is not possible to make a gross profit to afford the rest of the cost. Currently, the company has their fixed cost and the loss from operations.
If it shut down, it will stop the loss from operations and only leave the fixed cost.
Answer:
Avoidable fixed costs = $75,000 - $19,500 = $55,500
Segment margin = Contribution margin - Avoidable fixed costs
Segment margin = $25,000 - $55,500
Segment margin = -$30,500
If the department were eliminated, the company would eliminate the department's negative segment margin of $30,500
Explanation:
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Answer:
The answer is A) real GDP gives an overly positive view of economic welfare.
Explanation:
Real GDP measures the economic value of total produced goods of an economy adjusted by price levels. It takes in account consumption, investment government purchases and net exports.
However, they do not take into account externalities or negative consequences of the production of an economy. If US produced in factories that produce a lot of pollution, the GDP would capture the value of the produced goods from the factory. However it will not measure the economic consequences of pollution, damage to environment and the industries that depend in these resources. In the long run GDP could be lower if that pollution decreased the possibilities or inputs used to produce goods but in the short run GDP will give a positive view as if nothing bad was happening.
Out of the choices given, B. Ask your manager beforehand what to do if the person being called is unavailable is the best answer so that the correct course of actions are taken. If you call and no one answers or even if they do, it's important to understand the correct way to handle the situation instead of being confused or doing the wrong thing. Once you've understood how your manager wants you to handle these situations, you are able to have better knowledge for future phone calls.
