A. Which Firm will have Higher Profits in a Recession Period ?
During a recession period trade and industries are unsuccessful and there is allot of unemployment. During the period supply in the market and level of output in the company are likely to be low. Robotic automated process seems to be relatively cheap under high production output in a firm. Also the cost of maintenance of machinery is quite high which the firm can`t cater for during the period. In this period human workers are more recommended as the cost of production will be accounted for due to small numbers of employees where the cost of wages and salaries is quite low.
B. Which Firm will have a Higher Profit During a Boom?
During a boom the industry experiences a period of economic success as demand in the market is high. Automated robotics process are machines and carry out their work with allot of efficiency. Compared to human beings they are relatively faster and more efficient. This will will help the industry meet its high level of production target. They also reduce the cost of production as their maintenance cost is low under large scale production. Human workers seem expensive during this period because cost of wages and salaries is subject per-head.
The Firm with a Higher Beta.
The automated robotics firm will have a higher beta this is because the output will be high leading to increased supply and sale for better profitability. The robots will also function as an asset to the firm increasing the net worth to the company.
Answer:
open an new office because the expected marginal benefit ($12.5 million over 5 years) is greater than the estimated marginal cost ($7 million)
Explanation:
The computation is shown below;
Given that
Total marginal benefit = 12.5 million
And, the Total marginal cost = 7 million
Based on the above information
We can see that the new office should be opened as the marginal benefit would be more than the marginal cost
Therefore the first option is correct
And, the rest of the options would be incorrect
Communism there is No private ownership,central government,No class Distinction, Production for basic needs.
For socialism there is limited Private owner ship, government and private entities,Limited class distinctions and production for societal needs .
To derive net domestic product (NDP) from gross domestic product (GDP), we must subtract depreciation from GDP.
Depreciation is the reduced value of an asset over time, wear and tear on the asset. Cars, machines, equipment are examples of items that depreciate over time.
