Answer:
Option (c) is correct.
Explanation:
Labor (Variable input) hired = 151 units
After hiring this much units of labor, a firm incurred:
Marginal cost of hiring (MFC) = $0.30 and marginal product of labor (MRP) = $0.33
The firm continuing hiring new labor until the point at which marginal cost of hiring labor is equal to the marginal product of labor.
In this case, MFC is less than the MRP, so firm should increase the use of labor till the MFC becomes equal to the MRP.
Answer:
$4,330
Explanation:
the amount that needs to be depreciated = purchase price - residual value = $193,000 - $19,800 = $173,200
depreciation per year using straight line method = $173,200 / 10 = $17,320
depreciation per month = $17,320 / 12 = $1,443.33 per month
we must record 3 months of depreciation expense = 3 months x $1,443.33 per month = $4,330
December 31, 2021
Dr Depreciation expense 4,330
Cr Accumulated depreciation - machinery 4,330
Answer:
a. Amount to invest in Y
The amount that will be invested in Stock Y should be such that the expected return of the portfolio would equal 12.1%.
This would be determined by the weights of the stock.
Assume the weight to be invested in X is x.
Portfolio return = (weight of X * Return of X) + (weight of Y * Return of Y)
12.1% = (x * 10.28%) + ( (1 - x) * 7.52%)
0.121 = 0.1028x + 0.0752 - 0.0752x
0.121 - 0.0752 = 0.1028x - 0.0752x
0.0458 = 0.0276x
x = 0.0458 / 0.0276
= 1.6594
Weight in stock Y:
= 1 - 1.6594
= -0.6594
Amount to invest in Y:
= -0.6594 * 100,000
= -$65,940
b. Portfolio beta
It will be a weighted average of the betas of the two stocks:
= (Weight of stock X * Stock X Beta) + ( Weight of stock Y * Stock Y beta)
= (1.6594 * 1.20) + (-0.6594 * 0.80)
= 1.46
Answer:
Demand for chocolate bars increases.
Explanation:
There are two goods: jelly beans and chocolate bars. They are substitute goods. We know that there is a positive relationship between the price of one good and the demand for other good. The substitute goods are generally have a positive cross price elasticity of demand.
This means that as the price of jelly beans increases then as a result the demand for chocolate bars increases even if the price chocolate remains the same.
