[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Ferris Company began January with 7,000 units of its principal product. The cost of each unit is $7. Merchandise transactions for the month of January are as follows: Purchases Date of Purchase Units Unit Cost* Total Cost Jan. 10 6,000 $ 8 $ 48,000 Jan. 18 7,000 9 63,000 Totals 13,000 111,000 * Includes purchase price and cost of freight. Sales Date of Sale Units Jan. 5 3,000 Jan. 12 1,000 Jan. 20 4,000 Total 8,000 12,000 units were on hand at the end of the month. Required: 1. Calculate January's ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the month using FIFO, periodic system.

According to the research in strategic human resources management,answers: firms that are able to use human resource practices to develop socially complex human and organizational resources are able to gain competitive advantage over firms that do not engage in these practices.firms that are able to use human resource practices to develop socially simplistic human and organizational resources are able to gain competitive advantage over firms that do not engage in these practices.firms that are able to use human resource practices to develop socially complex human and organizational resources gain little advantage over firms that do not engage in these practices.firms that are able to use human resource practices to develop socially complex human and organizational resources are at a competitive disadvantage when compared to firms that do not engage in these practices.

What is marketing’s contribution to the new product development team? a. technical expertise needed to translate designs into an actual product/service. b. deep customer insight that leads to product ideas. c. ability to assess financial viability d. feedback on design as well as how customers will actually use the product e. technical expertise needed to translate concepts into product/service designs.

(30 total points) suppose a firm’s production function is given by q = l1/2*k1/2. the marginal product of labor and the marginal product of capital are given by: mpl = 1/ 2 1/ 2 2l k , and mpk = 1/ 2 1/ 2 2k l . a) (12 points) if the price of labor is w = 48, and the price of capital is r = 12, how much labor and capital should the firm hire in order to minimize the cost of production if the firm wants to produce output q = 18?