Answer:
B. firms will exit the industry
Explanation:
When the firms is producing at the minimum average total cost, the amount of profit margin that they get tend to be high. This means that they can fulfill their target profit even by producing less amount of product.
Even when the demand in the market is decreased, Such firms will most likely accumulated enough profit to survive for a long period of time before they go bankrupt. This is why the firms is very unlikely to exist the industry in a short run.
Answer:
The balance in the Work in Process inventory at the month end is $60
Explanation:
Work in Progress : It is a sum of direct material, direct labor and overhead expense. It shows how much percentage of work is left in the company. The work part left in the company is called work in progress.
For computing the Job 3 work in progress, the calculation part is shown below.
= Direct material + Direct labor + overhead expense
= $30 + $10 + 200% × 10
= $30 + $10 + $20
=$60
Hence, the balance in the Work in Process inventory at the month end is $60
Answer:
If the company produces the units, it will save $4.
Explanation:
First, we need to calculate the relevant cost of making the units in-house. <u>We will consider only the incremental overhead cost:</u>
Make in-house:
Direct material= 8
Direct labor= 24
Avoidable Overhead= 40*0.6= 24
Total cost= $56
Buying:
Total cost= $60
If the company produces the units, it will save $4.
In simpler terms, the theory of comparative advantage refers to the possibility of one given economic actor to produce the same good which is of the same size and quality. This becomes a force behind trade because there are specific materials that are found in specific area in the Philippines only.
Doing trading is I think is better than being self-sufficient .
Answer: $0.79
Given:
C=Cost of the land: $1,981,300
S=Salvage value of the land: $267,000
N=Total number of ores mined= 2,170,000 tons
To get the depletion expense per ton of ore:
(C-S)/N
=($1,981,300-$267,000)/2,170,000
=1,714,300/2,170,000
=$0.79
