The law of increasing opportunity costs states that:

a. the sum of the costs of producing a particular good cannot rise above the current market price of that good.

b. if the sum of the costs of producing a particular good rises by a specified percent, the price of that good must rise by a greater relative amount.

c. if the prices of all the resources used to produce goods increase, the cost of producing any particular good will increase at the same rate.

d. if society wants to produce more of a particular good, it must sacrifice larger and larger amounts of another good to do so.

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?

Luis and rosa, citizens of costa rica, moved to the united states in year 1 where they both lived and worked. in year 3, they provided the total support for their four young children (all under the age of 10). two children lived with luis and rosa in the u.s., one child lived with his aunt in mexico, and one child lived with her grandmother in costa rica. none of the children earned any income. all of the children were citizens of costa rica. the child in mexico was a resident of mexico, and the child in costa rica was a resident of costa rica. how many total exemptions (personal exemptions plus exemptions for dependents) may luis and rosa claim on their year 3 joint income tax return? a. 6 b. 5 c. 4 d. 2

Acorporation a. can use different depreciation methods for tax and financial reporting purposes b. must use the straight - line depreciation method for tax purposes and double declining depreciation method financial reporting purposes c. must use different depreciation method for tax purposes, but strictly mandated depreciation methods for financial reporting purposes d. can use straight- line depreciation method for tax purposes and macrs depreciation method financial reporting purposes