Why is profit maximization supposedly not the most important goal of a company? Explain your answer by citing real life situations

An insurance company estimates the probability of an earthquake in the next year to be 0.0015. the average damage done to a house by an earthquake it estimates to be $90,000. if the company offers earthquake insurance for $150, what is company`s expected value of the policy? hint: think, is it profitable for the insurance company or not? will they gain (positive expected value) or lose (negative expected value)? if the expected value is negative, remember to show "-" sign. no "+" sign needed for the positive expected value

One pound of material is required for each finished unit. the inventory of materials at the end of each month should equal 20% of the following month's production needs. purchases of raw materials for february would be budgeted to be:

In june, one of the processinthe assembly department started the month with 25,000 units in its beginning work in process inventory. an additional 310,000 units were transferred in from the prior department during the month to begin processing in the assembly department. there were 30,000 units completed and transferred to the next processing department during the month. how many units the assembly department started the month with 25,000 units in its beginning work in process inventory. an additional 310,000 units were transferred in from the prior department during the month to begin processing in the assembly department. there were 30,000 units completed and transferred to the next processing department during the month. how many units were in its ending work in process inventory