The following data apply to the provision of psychological testing services: Sales price per unit (1 unit = 1 test plus feedback
to client) $ 320 Fixed costs (per month): Selling and administration 22,000 Production overhead (e.g., rent of testing facilities) 15,000 Variable costs (per test): Labor for oversight and feedback 160 Outsourced test analysis 21 Materials used in testing 6 Production overhead 8 Selling and administration (e.g., scheduling and billing) 10 Number of tests per month 2,000 tests Required: Calculate the amount for each of the following (one unit = one test) if the number of tests is 2,000 per month. Also calculate if the number of tests decreases to 1,250 per month. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)
Given that collusion is not possible between McDonald's and Yum, both companies will try to earn more money by reducing their prices and increasing their profits to $70 million. They will do this hoping that the other firm doesn't modify its pricing strategy.
A stock market crash brings about an economic condition of a recession or a slump.This brings out reduced economic activity and inflationary pressure builds up. This reduces purchasing powers of people and they demand less thus their spending falls. With increasing costs and less demands the firms are forced to cut down on production to combat costs and they also retrench causing unemployment.
Since the economy is at its potential output level, short term expansionary policies may not work.
