Answer:
A. Actual Sales - Break-even sales
Explanation:
In business studies, Margin of safety (MOS) is the difference between actual/projected/budgeted sales and the level of break even sales. It is calculated by subtracting break even sales from projected or budgeted sales.
It is usually calculated by a company to know the level of percentage by which sales can drop in that company, before they start incurring losses. IT IS A MEASURE OF BUSINESS RISK.
The plant as increased its production:
As it can make more than before, this means also that the plant is more efficient.
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Answer and Explanation:
I will go through each and every option explaining the reasons and what option would be the best:
The (a) part says 'difference in wages will eventually disappear since a haircut is a homogeneous good' - This is not true because even though it is an homogeneous product, some customers do have a strong preference for barbers who are not going bald. Therefore, they know their worth and they would want to capitalize on that and get paid just a bit more than bald barbers.
The (b) part says 'barbershops that hire barbers with hair will be able to charge a higher price for a haircut to those consumers who have a strong preference for barbers with hair'. - If the barbershop charges higher price for barbers that have hair then the customers will prefer bald barbers as the questions mentions that there is high competition and since it is an homogeneous, customers would be willing to save money and get their haircut from some other barber.
The (c) part says 'barbershops that hire bald barbers will always be much more profitable' - Not necessarily. The reason is that some customers have a strong preference for barbers who are not bald and therefore, that would help barbershops who have barbers with hair to be a bit more profitable as some additional customers would want their services.
The (d) part says 'barbershops that hire barbers with hair will always be much more profitable' - This is the best option and the reason for it is because some customers have a strong preference for barbers with hair and that would help the barbershop to earn more. They would have the customers who already indifferent to whoever cuts their hair and in addition to that, they would also have the customers who have their preference.
Hence the answer is D.
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Safeguarding inventory refers to keeping proper records of inventory and protecting it from any kind of damage that may result in loss to the organisation.
The main objective behind safeguarding inventory is to minimize loss of the organisation that is keeping it.
In the given case, second option is the purchase return and it could not be considered a default of the purchaser of inventory.
Hence from the above we can conclude that the correct option is B.
Adam Smith is known as the Father of Modern Economics and is known as the author of "The Wealth of Nations". According to the passage above, the idea of Adam Smith that made Mark think of starting a restaurant business is self-interest. The correct answer is option B. Self-interest, according to Adam Smith, is when the individual owns the resources available, labor and capital, can make voluntary decisions to control the marketplace. This is the biggest motivator in the activity in the economy.
