The cost of producing 600 small fiberglass sailboats per year, and the cost of producing sails and fittings necessary to make the boats seaworthy in a single plant, are together $780,000. If produced in separate plants, the boats would cost $540,000, and the sails and fittings would cost $180,000. From this information, what can be learned about (1) economies of scale and (2) economies of scope in the production of sailboats, sails, and fittings

Baldwin has negotiated a new labor contract for the next round that will affect the cost for their product bold. labor costs will go from $7.91 to $8.41 per unit. in addition, their material costs have fallen from $13.66 to $12.66. assume all period costs as reported on baldwin's income statement remain the same. if baldwin were to pass on half the new costs of labor and half the savings in materials to customers by adjusting the price of their product, how many units of product bold would need to be sold next round to break even on the product?

Suppose the price of a complement to lcd televisions rises. what effect will this have on the market equilibrium for lcd tvs?

You are given the following information about aggregate demand at the existing price level for an economy: (1) consumption = $400 billion, (2) investment = $40 billion, (3) government purchases = $90 billion, and (4) net export = $25 billion. if the full-employment level of gdp for this economy is $600 billion, then what combination of actions would be most consistent with closing the gdp gap here?