Augustus Company has two divisions, Consumer and Industrial. The Consumer Division lost $20,000 and the Industrial Division had operating income of $60,000. Management has analyzed the situation and wants you to do a differential analysis to determine the increase or decrease in overall operating income based on the following: Expected decrease in revenues $220,000
Expected decrease in total variable costs $140,000
Expected decrease in fixed costs $70,000
a. $150,000 decrease to operating income
b. $80,000 increase in operating income
c. $10,000 decrease in operating income
d. $10,000 increase in operating income

Experienced problem solvers always consider both the value and units of their answer to a problem. why?

Both a demand curve and a demand schedule show how a. prices affect consumer demand. b. consumer demand affects income. c. prices affect complementary goods. d. consumer demand affects substitute goods.

An attorney came to work on a saturday. when he signed in, he was advised by the morning security guard employed by the building management that he must be out of the building by 5 p.m., when it closes. however, he stayed past 5 p.m. to complete a brief that had to be filed on monday morning. at 5: 15 p.m., the afternoon security guard set the locks on all the doors of the building and left. because she was in a hurry, she did not check the sign-in sheet to make sure that everyone had signed out, contrary to mandatory procedures. when the attorney tried to exit 15 minutes later, he discovered that the doors were all locked and could not be opened from the inside. he used his cell phone to call for , and a supervisor from the building arrived and let him out shortly thereafter. if the attorney sues the building management for false imprisonment, is he likely to win?