Tubaugh Corporation has two major business segments--East and West. In December, the East business segment had sales revenues of $260,000, variable expenses of $145,000, and traceable fixed expenses of $33,000. During the same month, the West business segment had sales revenues of $930,000, variable expenses of $488,000, and traceable fixed expenses of $177,000. The common fixed expenses totaled $262,000 and were allocated as follows: $131,000 to the East business segment and $131,000 to the West business segment. The contribution margin of the West business segment is:

Franklin painting company is considering whether to purchase a new spray paint machine that costs $4,800. the machine is expected to save labor, increasing net income by $720 per year. the effective life of the machine is 15 years according to the manufacturer’s estimate. required determine the unadjusted rate of return based on the average cost of the investment.

Costs of production that do not change when output changes.question 17 options: total revenuefixed incometotal costfixed cost

Consider how health insurance affects the quantity of health care services performed. suppose that the typical medical procedure has a cost of $160, yet a person with health insurance pays only $40 out of pocket. her insurance company pays the remaining $120. (the insurance company recoups the $120 through premiums, but the premium a person pays does not depend on how many procedures that person chooses to undergo.) consider the following demand curve in the market for medical care. use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate the quantity of procedures demanded if each procedure has a price of $160. then use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate the quantity of procedures demanded if each procedure has a price of $40. q d at p=$160 q d at p=$40 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 price of medical procedures quantity of medical procedures demand if the cost of each procedure to society is truly $160, the quantity that maximizes total surplus is procedures. economists often blame the health insurance system for excessive use of medical care. given your analysis, the use of care might be viewed as excessive because consumers get procedures whose value is than the cost of producing them.