An agribusiness firm may undertake three alternatives:Alternative 1: buy cane sugar and manufac-ture various sugars and sweets, making a profit of $10 million;Alternative 2: buy wheat and produce bread, rolls, and pastries, making a profit of $15 mil-lion; orAlternative 3: buy corn and produce Tex-Mex foods, making a profit of $12 million. a. Which alternative should this agribusi-ness firm undertake? Why?b. The opportunity cost associated with these three choices is $ million.

Zapper has beginning equity of $257,000, net income of $51,000, dividends of $40,000 and investments by stockholders of $6,000. its ending equity is

Suppose farmer lane grows and sells cotton in a perfectly competitive industry. the market price of cotton is $1.64 per kilogram, and his marginal cost of production is $1.44 per kilogram, which increases with output. assume farmer lane is currently earning a profit. can farmer lane do anything to increase his profit in the short run? farmer lane: a. cannot do anything to increase his profit. b. may or may not be able to increase his profit. c. can increase his profit by raising his price. d. can increase his profit by producing more output. e. can increase his profit by shutting down.

Popeye produces 20 cans of spinach in 8 hours. wimpy produces 15 hamburgers in 10 hours. if each hamburger trades for 1.5 cans of spinach, then: a.wimpy’s production and productivity are greater than popeye’s. b.popeye’s production is greater than wimpy’s, but his productivity is less. c.wimpy’s production is greater than popeye’s, but his productivity is less. d.popeye’s production and productivity are greater than wimpy’s.