Kalanja Designs, which produces earrings, is developing direct material standards. Each earring requires 0.38 kilograms of a special metal. The allowance for waste is 0.2 kilograms per earring, while the allowance for rejects is 0.8 kilograms per earring. What is the standard quantity of metal per earring? A. 0.38 kilograms B. 1.38 kilograms C. 0.58 kilograms D. 1.18 kilograms

Consider the market for gasoline. suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of gasoline is $3.00 per gallon, and employees at gas stations earn $17.50 per hour. complete the following table by indicating whether each of the statements is an example of a price ceiling or a price floor and whether it results in a shortage or a surplus or has no effect on the price and quantity that prevail in the market. statement price control effect the government has instituted a legal minimum price of $3.40 per gallon for gasoline. the government prohibits gas stations from selling gasoline for more than $3.40 per gallon. due to new regulations, gas stations that would like to pay better wages in order to hire more workers are prohibited from paying more than $14.50 per hour.