Arnold and helga decide to start selling homemade jewelry on etsy to earn some extra income. however, the materials they use are expensive, and it takes them a long time to finish each piece of jewelry because they bicker about how it should look. in short, their process is not efficient. their daughter phillipa suggests that they design the pieces before they start making the jewelry to increase their productivity. they are able to make the jewelry more quickly and decrease their average total cost of production. when arnold and helga are able to expand the size of their operation, they are able to experience –.

Which of the following businesses is most likely to disrupt an existing industry? a. closer connex developed an earphone that receives emails and text messages and converts them to voice messages. the first models had poor reception, but they rapidly improved over time. b. mega technologies reconfigured the components used in its touchscreen tablets to create a new type of wearable device for use in restaurants and other service industries. c. particle inc. developed a teleportation technology that can transport physical materials instantaneously across great distances. d. altrea added advanced camera technology to its premium line of smartphones so that they would take the highest-quality photos of all phones on the market.

An economic theory that calls for workers to take control of factories is .

The year-end financial statements of calloway company contained the following elements and corresponding amounts: assets = $34,000; liabilities = ? ; common stock = $6,400; revenue = $13,800; dividends = $1,450; beginning retained earnings = $4,450; ending retained earnings = $8,400. based on this information, the amount of expenses on calloway's income statement was