Ben took some steps to use the concept of economies of scale in his company and failed. Which step caused his attempt to fail?

A machine with a cost of $75,000 has an estimated residual value of $5,000 and an estimated life of 4 years or 18,000 hours. Wha

allochka39001 [22]

Answer:

The answer is: $18, 750

Explanation:

The double-declining-balance(DDB) method entails computing depreciation of an asset at an accelerated rate. This method is employed when the asset loses value quickly and is expected to generate more revenue at the earlier stages of its useful life. The depreciation is higher at the beginning and lower close to the end of the asset's useful life. The depreciation is computed as follows:

Depreciation = 2 * straight line depreciation percentage * Book value at the beginning of the period

Machine cost: $75, 000

Residual Value: $5, 000

Estimated Life: 4 years/18, 000 hours

Straight line depreciation percentage : 100/4 = 25%

Depreciation Year 1 on DDB = 2 * 25% * $75, 000

= $37, 500

Depreciation Year 2 on DDB = 2 * 25% * ($75, 000 -$37, 500)

= $18, 750

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3 years ago

Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions solidified the idea that the ADEA is designed specifically to protect older workers from dis

Lyrx [107]

Answer:

True

Explanation:

There are several Supreme Court Rulings regarding the ADEA during the past two decades, most of them concerning technical issues, but the most straightforward ruling regarding the question is:

General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline, 540 U.S. 581 (2004)

The Supreme Court ruled that the purpose of the ADEA is to prevent discrimination against older workers in benefit of younger workers, but it does not prevent discrimination against younger workers in benefit of older workers.

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3 years ago

A small market orders copies of a certain magazine for its magazine rack each week. Let X 5 demand for the magazine, with pmf Su

Oksanka [162]

Answer:

See explanation below.

Explanation:

Let X the random variable that represent the demand for the magazine, the pmf for X is given by:

X 1 2 3 4 5 6

P(X) 1/15 2/15 3/15 4/15 3/15 2/15

3 magazines

For this case the total spent is 2*3 = $ 6

And the net revenue for this case would be:

$4-$6 = -$2 , X=1 (demand 1)

$4*2-$6 = $2 , X=2 (demand 2)

$4*3-$6 = $6 , X=3 (demand 3)

For the values of X=4,5,6 the net revenue will be $6 since the number of magazines is 3

And the expected value for the net revenue would be:

$E(R) = \frac{1}{15} *(-2) +\frac{2}{15} *(2) +\frac{3}{15}*(6) + \frac{4}{15}*(6) +\frac{3}{15}*(6) +\frac{2}{15}*(6) = \frac{74}{15}=4.93$

4 magazines

For this case the total spent is 2*4 = $ 8

And the net revenue for this case would be:

$4-$8 = -$4 , X=1 (demand 1)

$4*2-$8 = $0 , X=2 (demand 2)

$4*3-$8 = $4 , X=3 (demand 3)

$4*4-$8 = $8 , X=4 (demand 4)

For the values of X=5,6 the net revenue will be $8 since the number of magazines is 4

And the expected value for the net revenue would be:

$E(R) = \frac{1}{15} *(-4) +\frac{2}{15} *(0) +\frac{3}{15}*(4) + \frac{4}{15}*(8) +\frac{3}{15}*(8) +\frac{2}{15}*(8) = \frac{80}{15}=5.33$

As as we can see we have a higher expected value for the case with 4 magazines.

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3 years ago

During which phase must project teams address important considerations for managing information (and often end up updating busin

beks73 [17]

Answer:

execution

Explanation:

The phase in which project teams address important considerations for managing information (and often end up updating business processes through improved communications) is execution phase.

Execution phase has a very long process in project management, in this phase information has to be managed,it is in this phase of management that the product and services that the organization render is been delivered to the customers. And most importantly, communication has to been improved between the company and their clients.

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3 years ago

Explain what happens when markets do not have enough competition.

MatroZZZ [7]

Answer:

The price will be higher and output lower in absence of competition.

Explanation:

When the market does not have enough competition, it provides a certain degree of market power to the existing producers. They are able to regulate prices and output.

It is likely that the suppliers will provide a fewer quantities of goods at a higher price, in order to maximize their profits. The socially optimal level of output will not be produced in the market.

The resources will not be efficiently allocated and deadweight loss will exist.

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3 years ago