On a hot day Alice’s total satisfaction from consuming ice cream and soft drinks is at its maximum when Select one: a. the relative price of ice cream and soft drinks is less than the ratio of the marginal utility of ice cream to the marginal utility of soft drinks b. the relative price of ice cream and soft drinks is equal to the ratio of the marginal utility of soft drinks to the marginal utility of ice cream. c. the relative price of ice cream and soft drinks is greater than the ratio of the marginal utility of ice cream to the marginal utility of soft drinks d. the relative price of ice cream and soft drinks is equal to the ratio of the marginal utility of ice cream to the marginal utility of soft drinks.

On the first day of the fiscal year, a company issues an $7,500,000, 8%, five-year bond that pays semiannual interest of $300,000 ($7,500,000 × 8% × ½), receiving cash of $7,740,000. journalize the first interest payment and the amortization of the related bond premium. round to the nearest dollar. if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

Analyze the forces in the marketing environment that have contributed to pinterest’s explosion in popularity?