As a head of the planning commission of midwest motors, your job is to determine where to locate a new plant. y
ou have access to the constant returns to scale technology y = s 1/2l 1/2 , where s is tons of steel and l is units of labor.
you can locate your plant either in country a or country b.
in country a, steel costs $7 a ton and labor costs $7 per unit.
in country b, steel costs $8 per ton and labor costs $6 per unit.

in which country should the company locate its new plant so as to minimize costs per unit of output?

The partnership of douglas, ryan, and ellen has dissolved and is in the process of liquidation. on july 1, 2016, just before the second cash distribution, the assets and equities of the partnership along with profit and loss sharing ratios were as follows: cash $30,000receivable - net $20,000inventories $25,000equipment - net $30,000total assets $80,000liabilities $12,000douglas, capital (20%) $28,000ryan, capital (50%) $24,000ellen, capital (30%) $16,000total liab./equity $80,000assume that the available cash is distributed immediately, except for a $2,000 contingency fund that is withheld pending complete liquidation of the partnership. how much cash should be paid to each of the partners? a. $3,200 douglas, $8,000 ryan, $4,800 ellenb. $5,600 douglas, $14,000 ryan, $8,400 ellenc. $16,000 douglas, $0 ryan, $0 ellend. $8,000 douglas, $0 ryan, $8,000 ellen