An income statement for Sam's Bookstore for the first quarter of the year is presented below: Sam's Bookstore Income Statement For Quarter Ended March 31 Sales $ 880,000 Cost of goods sold 550,000 Gross margin 330,000 Selling and administrative expenses Selling $ 117,000 Administration 138,000 255,000 Net operating income $ 75,000 On average, a book sells for $55. Variable selling expenses are $5 per book with the remaining selling expenses being fixed. The variable administrative expenses are 4% of sales with the remainder being fixed. The contribution margin for Sam's Bookstore for the first quarter is: Multiple Choice $665,200 $214,800 $250,000 $764,800

The management of a private investment club has a fund of $250,000 earmarked for investment in stocks. to arrive at an acceptable overall level of risk, the stocks that management is considering have been classified into three categories: high risk (x), medium risk (y), and low risk (z). management estimates that high risk stocks will have a rate of return of 15%/year; medium risk stocks, 10%/year; and low risk stocks, 6%/year. the amount of money invested in low risk stocks is to be twice the sum of the amount invested in stocks of the other two categories. if the investment goal is to have a rate of return of 9% on the total investment, determine how much the club should invest in each type of stock. (assume that all the money available for investment is invested.)

Suppose that the world price of steel is $100 a ton, india does not trade internationally, and the equilibrium price of steel in india is $60 a ton. suppose that india now begins to trade internationally. the price of steel in india the quantity of steel produced in india a. does not change; does not change b. falls; increases c. falls; decreases d. rises; decreases e. rises; increases the quantity of steel bought by india india steel. a. increases; exports b. decreases; imports c. decreases; exports d. does not change; neither imports nor exports e. increases; imports

(a) what do you think will happen if the price of non-gm crops continues to rise? why? (b) what will happen if the price of non-gm food drops? why?