James smith makes 65,000 per year as an editor for a publisher. He was notified of a 1.5% raise in a year in which the CPI increased by 4%. find the gain or loss in his purchasing power. showwork

Which of the following is an example of an unsought good? a. cameron purchases a new bike. b. jordan buys paper towels. c. taylor buys cupcakes from her favorite bakery. d. riley buys new windshield wipers for her car. d

Yard tools manufactures lawnmowers, weed-trimmers, and chainsaws. its sales mix and unit contribution margin are as follows. sales mix unit contribution margin lawnmowers 20 % $30 weed-trimmers 50 % $20 chainsaws 30 % $40 yard tools has fixed costs of $4,200,000. compute the number of units of each product that yard tools must sell in order to break even under this product mix.

Captain john's yachts, inc., located in fort lauderdale, florida, rents three types of ocean-going boats: sailboats, cabin cruisers, and captain john's favorite, the luxury yachts. captain john advertises his boats with his famous "you rent"we pilot" slogan, which means that the company supplies the captain and crew for each rented boat. each rented boat has one captain, of course, but the crew sizes (deck hands, galley hands, etc.) differ. the crew requirements, in addition to a captain, are one for sailboats, two for cabin cruisers, and three for yachts. ten employees are captains, and an additional 18 employees fill the various crew positions. currently, captain john has rental requests for all his boats: four sailboats, eight cabin cruisers, and three luxury yachts. if captain john's daily profit contribution is $50 for sailboats, $70 for cruisers, and $100 for luxury yachts, how many boats of each type should he rent?