Consider the market for baseball caps. there are many producers in this market, and we assume that the technology of production is identical among these producers. a typical producer in this market has a u-shaped average variable cost curve with the minimum average variable cost at $2.50, and a u-shaped average total cost curve with the minimum average total cost at $3.50. what does the market supply of baseball caps look like in the long run?

(a) an upward-sloping curve that starts at the price of zero
(b) an upward-sloping curve that starts at the price of $3.50, with zero supply at a price less than $3.50
(c) an upward-sloping curve that starts at the price of $2.50, with zero supply at a price less than $2.50
(d) a horizontal line at a price of $3.50

The chromosome manufacturing company produces two products, x and y. the company president, jean mutation, is concerned about the fierce competition in the market for product x. she notes that competitors are selling x for a price well below chromosome's price of $13.50. at the same time, she notes that competitors are pricing product y almost twice as high as chromosome's price of $12.50.ms. mutation has obtained the following data for a recent time period: product x product y number of units 11,000 3,000 direct materials cost per unit $3.23 $3.09 direct labor cost per unit $2.22 $2.10 direct labor hours 10,000 3,500 machine hours 2,100 1,800 inspection hours 80 100 purchase orders 10 30ms. mutation has learned that overhead costs are assigned to products on the basis of direct labor hours. the overhead costs for this time period consisted of the following items: overhead cost item amount inspection costs $16,200 purchasing costs 8,000 machine costs 49,000 total $73,200using direct labor hours to allocate overhead costs determine the gross margin per unit for product x. choose the best answer from the list below.a. $1.93b. $3.12c. $7.38d. $2.43e. $1.73using activity-based costing for overhead allocation, determine the gross margin per unit for product y. choose best answer from list below.a. $10.07b. ($2.27)c. ($5.23)d. ($7.02)e. $7.02

True or false payroll withholding includes income tax, social security tax, medicare tax as well as money you deduct for your retirement fund.

Investors who put their own money into a startup are known as a. mannequins b. obligators c. angels d. borrowers