Aloha swimwear has received a special order for 3,250 bikinis at a selling price of $60 each. the regular selling price is $75 per suit. the product cost per suit is broken down as follows: direct labor, $8.50; direct materials, $15.75; variable overhead, $3.75; and fixed overhead, $5.25. aloha would incur $3,000 in sales commissions and shipping costs related to the special order. aloha already budgeted its production at 12,000 suits. if the company has excess capacity, what would be the incremental contribution of the special order to net income?

Why does the united states government provide tax breaks related to the amount of money companies spend on research and development? a. to provide incentives for companies to conduct research and development to allow antitrust authorities b. to challenge joint research efforts c. to protect the right of inventors d. to produce and sell their inventions e. to involve less government scrutiny than a government funded project

8. agreement and disagreement among economists suppose that bob, an economist from a university in arizona, and cho, an economist from a public television program, are arguing over saving incentives. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: cho: i think it's safe to say that, in general, the savings rate of households in today's economy is much lower than it really needs to be to sustain an improvement in living standards. bob: i think a switch from the income tax to a consumption tax would bring growth in living standards. cho: you really think households would change their saving behavior enough in response to this to make a difference? because i don't. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? rent ceilings reduce the quantity and quality of available housing. immigrants receive more in government benefits than they contribute in taxes. having a single income tax rate would improve economic performance.

Which of the following is a problem for the production of public goods?