The following information relates to the Magna Company for the upcoming year. Amount Per UnitSales $ 4,000,000 $ 10.00 Cost of goods sold 3,200,000 8.00 Gross margin 800,000 2.00 Operating expenses 300,000 .75 Operating profits $ 500,000 $1.25 The cost of goods sold includes $1,200,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead; the operating expenses include $100,000 of fixed marketing expenses. A special order offering to buy 50,000 units for $7.50 per unit has been made to Magna. Fortunately, there will be no additional operating expenses associated with the order and Magna has sufficient capacity to handle the order. How much will operate profits be increased if Magna accepts the special order?a) $25,000.b) $62,500.c) $100,000.d) $125,000.

Suppose an economist believes that the price level in the economy is directly related to the money supply, or the amount of money circulating in the economy. the economist proposes the following relationship: p=a x m - p=price level - m=money supply - a=a composite of other factors, including real gdp, that change very slowly over time. how might an economist gather empirical data to test the proposed relationship between money and the price level? an economist would persuade the federal reserve to change the money supply to various levels, and observe the resulting changes in the price level. unlike researchers in the hard sciences, economists cannot study complex relationships using data. economists do not usually develop theoretical models of the economy but only analyze summary statistics about the current state of the economy. an economist would look for data on past changes in the money supply, and note the resulting changes in the price level

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The research of robert siegler and eric jenkins on the development of the counting-on strategy is an example of design.