The following information is available for Dakota Company: Product 1 Product 2 Sales $1,400,000 $1,800,000 Direct materials (200,000) (400,000) Direct labor (600,000) (600,000) Manufacturing overhead* (500,000) (700,000) Gross margin $ 100,000 $ 100,000 *allocated based on direct labor hours Dakota Company has decided to allocate its manufacturing overhead cost using activity-based costing. It is determined that $200,000 of manufacturing overhead is for facility support costs and therefore will not be used in computing gross margin for the individual products. The remaining $1,000,000 in manufacturing overhead will be allocated based on batch-level and product line manufacturing as follows: Total Manufacturing Overhead Costs Product 1 Product 2 Batch-level manufacturing overhead $400,000 20 batches 60 batches Product line manufacturing overhead $600,000 10 lines 40 lines What is Dakota Company's gross margin for Product 1 using activity based costing

What would not cause duff beer’s production possibilities curve to expand in the short run? a. improved manufacturing technology b. additional resources c. increased demand

Peppy knows a lot about marketing, but not much about the legal or financial aspects of starting a new business. he wants to consult with a lawyer and accountant, but his budget is tight with all of the expenses involved in getting peppy's pizzazzeria up and running. peppy should: trust his basic instincts and try to put it together without the advice of lawyers and accountants. delay talking with a lawyer and accountant until the business has established a positive cash flow for at least one year. immediately hire full-time lawyers and accountants for his staff. consult with a lawyer and accountant even though the budget is tight.

1. consider a two-firm industry. firm 1 (the incumbent) chooses a level of output qı. firm 2 (the potential entrant) observes qı and then chooses its level of output q2. the demand for the product is p 100 q, where q is the total output sold by the two firms which equals qi +q2. assume that the marginal cost of each firm is zero. a) find the subgame perfect equilibrium levels of qi and q2 keeping in mind that firm 1 chooses qi first and firm 2 observes qi and chooses its q2. find the profits of the two firms-n1 and t2- in the subgame perfect equilibrium. how do these numbers differ from the cournot equilibrium? b) for what level of qi would firm 2 be deterred from entering? would a rational firm 1 have an incentive to choose this level of qi? which entry condition does this market have: blockaded, deterred, or accommodated? now suppose that firm 2 has to incur a fixed cost of entry, f> 0. c) for what values of f will entry be blockaded? d) find out the entry deterring level of q, denoted by q1', a expression for firm l's profit, when entry is deterred, as a function of f. for what values of f would firm 1 use an entry deterring strategy?