Jan and Tessa have a dog grooming business. Currently, eaach woman washes the dog and then trims its fur by herself. The BEST way to improve their efficiency would be if.

Terry, a self-employed laboratory consultant specializing in white mice, attended a convention in paris concerning the care and feeding of white mice. the convention was held in paris since most of the white mice specialists in the world are located in france. terry's expenses were $1,600 for airfare, $400 for food, and $400 for lodging. terry spent 5 days at the convention and 3 days visiting friends. how much can she deduct for the trip?

You are the manager of a firm that produces output in two plants. the demand for your firm's product is p = 20 − q, where q = q1 + q2. the marginal costs associated with producing in the two plants are mc1 = 2 and mc2 = 2q2. how much output should be produced in plant 1 in order to maximize profits?

Suppose that hubert, an economist from an am talk radio program, and kate, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the west coast, are arguing over government bailouts. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: kate: to recent financial crises, the concept of bailouts is a hot topic for debate among everyone these days. hubert: indeed, it’s gotten crazy! a government bailout of severely distressed financial firms is unnecessary because free markets will properly price assets. kate: i don’t know about that. without a bailout of severely distressed financial firms, the economy will experience a deep recession. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due todifferences in scientific judgments . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations