Techno corporation is currently manufacturing an item at variable costs of $ 5 per unit. annual fixed costs of manufacturing this item are $ 140,000. the current selling price of the item is $ 10 per unit, and the annual sales volume is 30,000 units. a. techno can substantially improve the item's quality by installing new equipment at additional annual fixed costs of $ 60,000. variable costs per unit would increase by $ 1, but, as more of the better- quality product could be sold, the annual volume would increase to 50,000 units. should techno buy the new equipment and maintain the current price of the item? why or why not? b. alternatively, techno could increase the selling price to $ 11 per unit. however, the annual sales volume would be limited to 45,000 units. should techno buy the new equipment and raise the price of the item? why or why not?

On october 2, 2016 starbucks corporation reported, on its form 10-k, the following (in millions): total assets $14,329.5 total stockholders' equity 5,890.7 total current liabilities 4,546.9 what did starbucks report as total liabilities on october 2, 2016? select one: a. $12,516.7 million b. $6,377.3 million c. $995.0 million d. $8,438.8 million e. none of the above

1. all other things equal, according to the law of demand, when the price of a good falls, the demand for the good falls the demand for the good rises the quantity demanded of the good falls the quantity demanded of the good rises 2. when a market is in equilibrium, the quantity of the good that buyers are willing and able to buy exactly equals the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell cannot be determined is less than the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell is greater than the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell 3. which of the following factors does not influence the demand for a good or service? consumer (buyer) income the price of related goods the number of sellers buyer expectations 4. when the number of sellers in a market increases, demand rises supply rises the price rises, all else equal the number of buyers falls

Gary lives in an area that receives high rainfall and thunderstorms throughout the year. which device would be useful to him to maintain his computer?