72 2 A firm produces three products which sell, respectively, for $25, $35, and $50. Labor
requirements for each product are, respectively, 3.0, 4.0, and 3.5 hours per unit. Assume
labor costs are $5 per hour and annual fixed costs are $75,000.
(a) Construct a joint total revenue function for the sales of the three products.
() Determine an annual total cost function for production of the three products.
(c) Determine the profit function for the three products. Is there anything unusual
about this function?
(d) What is annual profit if 20,000, 10,000, and 30,000 units are sold, respectively, of the
three products?

How can a poor housing market put home buyers in a financially unstable position? a. changing property values means it’s easier to find homes with low rental costs. b. when the home value decreases, property taxes and insurance costs increase. c. houses are valued lower than their purchase prices, so the home equity decreases. d. home buyers lose all tax benefits and tax incentives when the housing market goes down. e. mortgage payments can increase even though the home value decreases.

What is the difference between a public and a private corporation?

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.