Kate and ali can live together in a two-bedroom apartment for $600 per month, or they can each rent a one-bedroom apartment for $400 per month. apart from the rent, they are indifferent between living together and living apart, except for one problem: kate hates ali's taste in music. kate would be willing to pay up to $100 a month to avoid hearing ali's music. ali would give up listening to her music for no less than $300 per month. which, if any, of the following ways of splitting the total monthly rent would induce them to live together a. kate pays $150 per month and ali pays $450 per month

b. kate pays $250 per month and ali pays $350 per month

c. kate pays $375 per month and ali pays $125 per month

d. there is no way to split the rent to induce them to live together

What is the opportunity cost in this scenario? harry has been very busy at work for the past two weeks. he has been working weekends too. finally, he is going to get a weekend off. originally, he planned to paint his apartment that weekend. he also considered going fishing for the weekend. but then his parents called and asked him to come for dinner because it has been a while since they have seen each other. later on, his friend theo informed him about a surprise birthday party for another friend. theo plans to reserve a room at a restaurant for the celebration, with the cost to reserve the room split between theo, harry, and three other friends. now harry is confused about what he should do over the weekend. he decides that, for him, the most important commitments are going over to his parent's house and attending his friend's birthday party. in the end, harry decides to see his parents.

Kahn company's static budget was based on sales volume of 12,000 units. its flexible budget was based on sales volume of 14,000 units. based on this information multiple choice the sales volume variance is expected to be unfavorable. the materials cost volume variance is expected to be favorable. the labor cost volume variance is expected to be unfavorable. none of the answers is correct.

Afirm’s production function is represented by q(m,r) = 4m 3/4r1/3, where q denotes output, m raw materials, and r robots. the firm is currently using 6 units of raw materials and 12 robots. according to the mrts, in order to maintain its output level the firm would need to give up 2 robots if it adds 9 units of raw materials. (a) true (b) false