Ski Boards, Inc., wants to enter the market quickly with a new finish on its ski boards. It has three choices: (a) refurbish the old equipment at a cost of $800, (b) make major modifications at the cost of $1,100, or (c) purchase new equipment at a net cost of $1,800. If the firm chooses to refurbish the equipment, materials and labor will be $1.10 per board. If it chooses to make modifications, materials and labor will be $0.70 per board. If it buys new equipment, variable costs are estimated to be $0.40 per board. 1) Graph the three total cost lines on the same chart.
2) Which alternative should Ski Boards, Inc., choos if it thinks it can sell more than 3000 boards?
3) Which alternative should the firm use if it thinks the market for boards will be between 1000 and 2000?

Suppose that a worker in agland can produce either 10 units of organic grain or 2 units of incense per year, and a worker in zenland can produce either 5 units of organic grain or 15 units of incense per year. there are 20 workers in agland and 10 workers in zenland. currently the two countries do not trade. agland produces and consumes 100 units of grain and 20 units of incense per year. zenland produces and consumes 50 units of grain and no incense per year. if each country made the decision to specialize in producing the good in which it has a comparative advantage, then the combined yearly output of the two countries would increase by a. 30 units of grain and 100 units of incense. b. 30 units of grain and 150 units of incense. c. 50 units of grain and 90 units of incense. d. 50 units of grain and 130 units of ince

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?

Which of the following has the largest impact on opportunity cost