The market for a standard-sized cardboard container consists of two firms: compositebox and fiberboard. as the manager of compositebox, you enjoy a patented technology that permits your company to produce boxes faster and at a lower cost than fiberboard. you use this advantage to be the first to choose its profit-maximizing output level in the market. the inverse demand function for boxes is p = 1,200 – 6q, compositebox’s costs are cc(qc) = 60qc, and fiberboard’s costs are cf(qf) = 120qf. ignoring antitrust considerations, by how much would your profits increase if you merged with fiberboard?

Diversified semiconductors sells perishable electronic components. some must be shipped and stored in reusable protective containers. customers pay a deposit for each container received. the deposit is equal to the container’s cost. they receive a refund when the container is returned. during 2018, deposits collected on containers shipped were $856,000. deposits are forfeited if containers are not returned within 18 months. containers held by customers at january 1, 2018, represented deposits of $587,000. in 2018, $811,000 was refunded and deposits forfeited were $41,000. required: 1. prepare the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received and returned during 2018. 2. determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the december 31, 2018, balance sheet.

An employer who is considering hiring eva has asked donna, eva’s former supervisor, for a report on eva. in truth, eva’s work for donna has been only average. however, eva is donna’s friend, and donna knows that eva probably will not get the job if she says anything negative about eva, and donna knows that eva desperately needs the job. further, donna knows that if the situation were reversed, she would not want eva to mention her deficiencies. nevertheless, it has been donna’s policy to reveal the deficiencies of employees when she has been asked for references by employers, and she knows that some of eva’s faults may be bothersome to this particular employer. finally, this employer has leveled with donna in the past when donna has asked for a report on people who have worked for him. should donna reveal deficiencies in eva’s past performance? (remember to use one of the three moral theories acceptable for this test to solve this dilemma. any discussion of any personal opinion, religious perspective, or theory other than the moral theories acceptable for this test will result in a score of "0" for this question.)

Pederson company reported the following: manufacturing costs $480,000 units manufactured 8,000 units sold 7,500 units sold for $90 per unit beginning inventory 2,000 units what is the average manufacturing cost per unit? (round the answer to the nearest dollar.)