Afirm is weighing three capacity alternatives: small, medium, and large job shop. whatever capacity choice is made, the market for the firm's product can be "moderate" or "strong." the probability of moderate acceptance is estimated to be 40 percent; strong acceptance has a probability of 60 percent. the payoffs are as follows. small job shop, moderate market = $24,000; small job shop, strong market = $54,000. medium job shop, moderate market = $20,000; medium job shop, strong market = $64,000. large job shop, moderate market = -$2,000; large job shop, strong market = $96,000. which capacity choice should the firm make?

After the price floor is instituted, the chairman of productions office buys up any barrels of gosum berries that the producers are not able to sell. with the price floor, the producers sell 300 barrels per month to consumers, but the producers, at this high price floor, produce 700 barrels per month. how much producer surplus is created with the price floor? show your calculations.

Each container is cut from the mould once the plastic has cooled and hardened. unit-level 2 patents are obtained for each new type of container mould. facility-level 3. plastic resins are used as the main direct material for the containers. product-level 4. a plant manager oversees the entire manufacturing operation. facility-level 5. the sales force incurs travel expenses to attend various trade shows throughout the country to market the containers. product-level 6. each container product line has a product line manager. product-level 7 the extrusion machine is calibrated for each batch of containers made. facility-level 8. each type of container has its own unique moulds. unit-level 9. routine maintenance is performed on the extrusion machines. facility-level 10. rent is paid for the building that houses the manufacturing processes. classify each activity as either unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level.

Which of these is most likely a learned skill? a. able to remember everything o b. able to bake delicious pies o c. able to instantly identify a musical pitch o d. able to see perfectly