Is Ginny currently maximizing her utility? No; she could buy less salsa and more guacamole, not spend any more money, and be better off. No; she likes salsa and guacamole more than other goods, so she should buy more of both. No; she could buy more salsa and less guacamole, not spend any more money, and be better off. Yes; the marginal utility she receives from her last jar of guacamole equals that of her last jar of salsa. For each of the following combinations of guacamole and salsa, calculate the marginal utility per dollar from the last jar of guacamole and the last jar of salsa. Then, use the dropdown menus in the last column to indicate which of the combinations satisfy the condition for consumer equilibrium. Combination Guacamole Salsa Consumer Equilibrium? (Jars per Month) MUGPGMUGPG (Jars per Month) MUSPSMUSPS A 100 100 B 75 50 C 125 100 D 25 25 Suppose Ginny has a "snack budget" of $395 per month, which she spends on guacamole and salsa. To maximize her utility, Ginny will purchasejars of guacamole andjars of salsa per month.

Qwest airlines has implemented a program to recycle all plastic drink cups used on their aircraft. their goal is to generate $7 million by the end of the recycle program's five-year life. each recycled cup can be sold for $0.005 (1/2 cent). a. how many cups must be recycled annually to meet this goal? assume uniform annual plastic cup usage and a 0% interest rate. b. repeat part (a) when the annual interest rate is 12%. c. why is the answer to part (b) less than the answer to part (a)?

Robert is a district manager who oversees several store managers in a national chain of restaurants. robert reports directly to the vice president of stores and marketing, a member of top management. robert is a middle manager.t/f

In each of the cases below, assume division x has a product that can be sold either to outside customers or to division y of the same company for use in its production process. the managers of the divisions are evaluated based on their divisional profits. case a b division x: capacity in units 200,000 200,000 number of units being sold to outside customers 200,000 160,000 selling price per unit to outside customers $ 90 $ 75 variable costs per unit $ 70 $ 60 fixed costs per unit (based on capacity) $ 13 $ 8 division y: number of units needed for production 40,000 40,000 purchase price per unit now being paid to an outside supplier $ 86 $ 74 required: 1. refer to the data in case a above. assume in this case that $3 per unit in variable selling costs can be avoided on intracompany sales. a. what is the lowest acceptable transfer price from the perspective of the selling division? b. what is the highest acceptable transfer price from the perspective of the buying division? c. what is the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any) between the two divisions? if the managers are free to negotiate and make decisions on their own, will a transfer probably take place?