It costs Fortune Company $12 of variable and $5 of fixed costs to produce one bathroom scale which normally sells for $35. A foreign wholesaler offers to purchase 1,000 scales at $15 each. Fortune would incur special shipping costs of $1 per scale if the order were accepted. Fortune has sufficient unused capacity to produce the 1,000 scales. If the special order is accepted, what will be the effect on net income?

a)$2,000 increaseb)$2,000 decreasec)$3,000 decreased)$15,000 increase

What additional regulatory measures do some state authorities demand if state funds are allocated to other government or nonprofit organizations?A.
state government officials demand that the SEC should look into the financial dealings of all these organizations
B.
state government officials recruit auditors to review the financial records
C.
state government officials themselves audit these organizations
D.
state government officials review the audit performed by CPA firms for such organizations

Karen Moore is a new employee with Cars R Us. One of her first responsibilities as the new HR Director is to create an incentive program for the organization. Cars R Us specializes in selling and leasing mid-priced vehicles across the United States. The organization has locations in each state in the four main regions of the United States. Recently, however, employee performance has been declining along with the unfortunate decline of car sales.Before Ms. Moore creates an incentive program, she knows she will need to identify what is best practice for the industry, what the organization has done to reward the employees in the past as well as know what the financial constraints are to the new incentive program. Once completed, she will be able to implement a well-constructed incentive program established with the goals of increasing employee job satisfaction and performance as well as improve the companyâs financial position.
One of the first items on Ms. Mooreâs agenda is to identify the preferred method of earning rewards. In reviewing the results of a recent survey completed by more than 60 percent of the employees, she learns that the employees are competitive and are interested in group incentives programs as well as individual rewards.
Ms. Moore recommends Cars R Us include a _______ system that will provide all employees to receive a portion of the increase in productivity and effectiveness.
A. gainsharing
B. cost
C. equity
D. reduction
E. timesharing

Maddy purchases 2 pounds of beans and 3 pounds of rice per month when the price of beans is S2 per pound. She purchases 1 pounds of beans and 4 pounds of rice per month when the price of beans is $3 per pound. Maddy's cross- price elasticity of demand for beans and rice is A. -0.71, and they are complements B. 0.71, and they are substitutes. C. 1.4, and they are substitutes D. -1.4, and they are complements

As a result of the decrease in the world price, consumer surplus in the United States by $ million, producer surplus by $ million, and total surplus by $ million. (Hint: Recall that the area of a triangle is 12×Base×Height .) Suppose the U.S. government responded by putting a tariff of $100 on imported televisions. As a result of this import tariff, consumer surplus will , and producer surplus will . The government will raise $ million in revenue at the cost of $ million in deadweight loss. True or False: From the standpoint of U.S. welfare, this is a good policy, but domestic producers will not support it. A. True B. False

A company marketing team identifies a small group of consumers who fit the profile of the typical customer. The team observes, gathers survey information from, or hangs out with these typical customers to gain insight into how the customers make product choices in order to design a future more rigorous study. The data collection method used in this example is ________.

A report found that the real entry-level wage for college graduates declined by 6 percent between 2003 and 2010.2010 Nominal Entry-Level Wage 2010 CPI 2003 CPI
$13.50 170.2 142.5
Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places.
Based on the information above:
a. The 2010 real entry-level wage is $.
b. The 2003 real entry-level wage is $.
c. The 2003 nominal entry-level wage is $.