Suppose that consumers purchase fish and cellphones. In 2010, one pound of fish costs $1, a cellphone costs $1 and the typical consumer buys 10 pounds of fish and 10 cellphones. In 2011, one pound of fish costs $2, a cellphone costs $0.50, and the typical consumer buys 5 pounds of fish and 20 cellphones. In 2012, one pound of fish costs $2.10, a cellphone costs $0.90, and the typical consumer buys 12 pounds of fish and 20 cellphones. Using 2010 as the base year, the inflation rate between 2011 and 2010 is percent.

The purpose of the transportation approach for location analysis is to minimize which of the following? a. total costsb. total fixed costsc. the number of shipmentsd. total shipping costse. total variable costs

Joint cost cheyenne, inc. produces three products from a common input. the joint costs for a typical quarter follow: direct materials $45,000 direct labor 55,000 overhead 60,000 the revenues from each product are as follows: product a $75,000 product b 80,000 product c 30,000 management is considering processing product a beyond the split-off point, which would increase the sales value of product a to $116,000. however, to process product a further means that the company must rent some special equipment costing $17,500 per quarter. additional materials and labor also needed would cost $12,650 per quarter. a. what is the gross profit currently being earned by the three products for one quarter? $answer b. what is the effect on quarterly profits if the company decides to process product a further? $answer

The undress company produces a dress that women use to quickly and easily change in public. the company is just over a year old and has been successful through a kickstarter campaign. the undress company has identified a customer segment, but if it wants to reach a larger customer segment market outside of the kickstarter family, what question must it answer?