Ane company manufactures two products called alpha and beta that sell for $205 and $164, respectively. each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. the company has the capacity to annually produce 127,000 units of each product. its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below. directi materials direct labor variable manufacturing overhead traceable fixed manufacturing overhead variable selling expenses common fäxed expenses total cost per unit 24 $ 4 37 24 32 3227 $194 $163 the company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. foundational 12-8 . assume that cane normally produces an sells 77000 betas and 97000 alphas per year if cane discontinues the beta product ine, its sales representatives could increase sales of alpha by 12,000 units. what is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the beta product line? financial advantage

8. agreement and disagreement among economists suppose that bob, an economist from a university in arizona, and cho, an economist from a public television program, are arguing over saving incentives. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: cho: i think it's safe to say that, in general, the savings rate of households in today's economy is much lower than it really needs to be to sustain an improvement in living standards. bob: i think a switch from the income tax to a consumption tax would bring growth in living standards. cho: you really think households would change their saving behavior enough in response to this to make a difference? because i don't. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? rent ceilings reduce the quantity and quality of available housing. immigrants receive more in government benefits than they contribute in taxes. having a single income tax rate would improve economic performance.

Given the following information about the closed economy of brittania, what is the level of investment spending and private savings, and what is the budget balance? assume there are no government transfers. gdp=$1180.00 million =$510.00 million =$380.00 million =$280.00 million

Which of the following best explains the purpose of a strike? a. to pressure employers to increase the minimum wage. b. to make sure that producers don't make any profit. c. to get employers to submit to collective bargaining. d. to prevent employers from taking industrial action.