For each of the following questions, select a research technique that is likely to yield a useful answer. for instance, if the question is "which companies within a 20-mile radius of our company headquarters sell recycled paper? " a search of the web is likely to provide a useful answer. does the honda cr-v include traction control as a standard feature? how much money has our company’s philanthropic foundation donated to colleges and universities in each of the last three years? how does a 3d printer work? could our building 3 support a rooftop green space? how can we determine whether we would save more money by switching to led lighting in our corporate offices?

In the supply-and-demand schedule shown above, at the lowest price of $50, producers supply music players and consumers demand music players.

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

Acompetitive market in healthcare would a. overprovide healthcare because the marginal social benefit of healthcare exceeds the marginal benefit perceived by consumers b. underprovide healthcare because it would eliminate medicare and medicaid c. underprovide healthcare because the marginal social benefit of healthcare exceeds the marginal benefit perceived by consumers d. overprovide healthcare because it would be similar to the approach used in canada