Alarge global automobile manufacturer is considering outsourcing the manufacturing of a solenoid used in the transmission of its suvs. the company estimates that annual fixed costs of manufacturing the part in-house, which includeequipment, maintenance, and management, amounts to $6.1 million. the variable costs of labor and material are $8.50 per unit. the company has an offer from a major subcontractor to produce the part for$11.50 per unit. however, the subcontractor wants the company to share in the costs of the equipment. the automobile company estimates that the total cost would be $3.9 million, which also includes management oversight for the new supply contact. a. how many solenoids would the automobile company need per year to make the in-house option leastcostly? the company must consume (more than or less than) solenoids to make the manufacturing the part in-house option least costly. (enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)b. what other factors, besides costs, should the automobile company consider before revising its supply chain for suvs?

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."

Suppose that with a budget of $110, deborah spends $66 on sushi and $44 on bagels when sushi costs $2 per piece and bagels cost $2 per bagel. but then, the price of bagels falls to $1 per bagel.

Firms like papa john’s, domino’s, and pizza hut sell pizza and other products that are differentiated in nature. while numerous pizza chains exist in most locations, the differentiated nature of these firms’ products permits them to charge prices above marginal cost. given these observations, is the pizza industry most likely a monopoly, perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive, or an oligopoly industry?