What if the increase in demand were larger than the increase in supply?
a. the equilibrium price and quantity increase.
b. the equilibrium price and quantity decrease.
c. the equilibrium price increases and the quantity decreases.
d. the equilibrium price decreases and the quantity increases.

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Explain the law of diminishing marginal utility as the basis for the slope of the travellers demand curve

Ellie and linda are equal owners in otter enterprises, a calendar year business. during the current year, otter enterprises has $320,000 of gross income and $210,000 of operating expenses. in addition, otter has a long-term capital gain of $15,000 and makes distributions to ellie and linda of $25,000 each. what is the impact of this information on the taxable income of otter, ellie, and linda?