For a small business with sales of $13,000 per month and expected sales of $1,700 each month and operating costs of $5,200 per month and a Variable component that is 40% of sales, what is the gross profit in a single month six months from now?

If the demand for a pair of shoes is given by 2p + 5q = 200 and the supply function for it is p − 2q = 10, compare the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied when the price is $90. quantity demanded pairs of shoes quantity supplied pairs of shoes will there be a surplus or shortfall at this price? there will be a surplus. there will be a shortfall.

Forecasting as a first step in the team’s decision making, it wants to forecast quarterly demand for each of the two types of containers for years 6 to 8. based on historical trends, demand is expected to continue to grow until year 8, after which it is expected to plateau. julie must select the appropriate forecasting method and estimate the likely forecast error. which method should she choose? why? using the method selected, forecast demand for years 6 to 8.

You are the manager of the packaging department in a cookie factory. (obviously, the packaging employees cannot eat the cookies that are transferred in during the period.) after your employees insert cookies into colorful packages (step 1) for display on store shelves, the packages of cookies are then boxed using cardboard cartons (step 2) for shipment to stores. each unit of product is represented by a carton of packaged cookies. the packaging department began the period with 1,000 units of cookies. during the period, 5,000 units of cookies were transferred in from the baking department and 5,500 units of cookies were transferred out to the finished goods department. the number of units of cookies in the ending inventory of the packaging department equals: