Suppose kate earns $575 per week working as work as a flight attendant for flyaway airlines. she uses $10 to order a mojito cocktail at little havana. little havana pays hubert $300 per week to wait tables. hubert uses $200 to purchase air travel to hawaii from flyaway airlines. identify each of these events in this scenario occurs in the market for factors of production or the market for goods and services.

while setting up his new office, an attorney ordered thick, frieze carpets for the floor. however, the building inspector had him remove the expensive carpeting. the building inspector stated that according to federal regulations, the office must be wheelchair accessible as it is a public area. he further explained that since wheelchairs do not maneuver well in thick, frieze carpeting, the carpets had to be removed and be replaced with smooth-textured carpets that do not restrict wheelchair maneuverability. this scenario illustrates how a company is influenced by the component of its specific environment.

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

Last year, johnson mills had annual revenue of $37,800, cost of goods sold of $23,200, and administrative expenses of $6,300. the firm paid $700 in dividends and had a tax rate of 35 percent. the firm added $2,810 to retained earnings. the firm had no long-term debt. what was the depreciation expense?