Acrafter builds chairs and desks. a desk takes 5 hours and 2 hardwood panels; chairs take 3 hours and 1 hardwood panel. the crafter orders 10 panels and spends 22 hours a week on the craft. for storage reasons, the crafter must build at least 3 times as many chairs as desks. desks can be sold for a profit of $400 and chairs for $100. how may desks and chairs should the crafter build to maximize his profit while satisfying the constraints listed?

An investment offers a total return of 18 percent over the coming year. janice yellen thinks the total real return on this investment will be only 14 percent. what does janice believe the inflation rate will be over the next year?

T-comm makes a variety of products. it is organized in two divisions, north and south. the managers for each division are paid, in part, based on the financial performance of their divisions. the south division normally sells to outside customers but, on occasion, also sells to the north division. when it does, corporate policy states that the price must be cost plus 20 percent to ensure a "fair" return to the selling division. south received an order from north for 300 units. south's planned output for the year had been 1,200 units before north's order. south's capacity is 1,500 units per year. the costs for producing those 1,200 units follow

Chuck, a single taxpayer, earns $80,750 in taxable income and $30,750 in interest from an investment in city of heflin bonds. (use the u.s. tax rate schedule.) (do not round intermediate calculations. round your answers to 2 decimal places.)