To reduce the effects of diminishing returns, in the long run firms can

Atelephone call center uses three customer service representatives (csrs) during the 8: 30 a.m. to 9: 00 a.m. time period. the standard service rate is 3.0 minutes per telephone call per csr. assuming a target labor utilization rate of 80 percent, how many calls can these three csrs handle during this half-hour period?

Zane's vanes is a service that restores old weather vanes. zane has just spent $125 purchasing a 1920s-era weather vane which he expects to restore and sell for $500 once the work is completed. after having spent $125, zane realizes that he will need to spend an additional $200 on materials to complete the restoration. alternatively, he can sell the weather vane without restoring it for $200. what is his marginal benefit if he sells the weather vane without restoring it?

During 2010, raines umbrella corp. had sales of $850,000. cost of goods sold, administrative and selling expenses, and depreciation expenses were $610,000, $110,000, and $140,000, respectively. in addition, the company had an interest expense of $85,000 and a tax rate of 35 percent. (ignore any tax loss carryback or carryforward provisions.) suppose raines umbrella corp. paid out $63,000 in cash dividends. is this possible