Rose Company has a relevant range of production between 10,000 and 25,000 units. The following cost data represents average cost per unit for 15,000 units of production. Average Cost per Unit
Direct materials 12
Direct labor 10
Indirect materials 2
Fixed manufacturing overhead 4
Variable manufacturing overhead 3
Fixed selling and administrative expenses 8
Variable sales commissions 25
Using the cost data from Rose Company, answer the following questions:
A. If 10,000 units are produced, what is the variable cost per unit?
B. If 18,000 units are produced, what is the variable cost per unit?
C. If 21,000 units are produced, what are the total variable costs?
D. If 11,000 units are produced, what are the total variable costs?
E. If 19,000 units are produced, what are the total manufacturing overhead costs incurred?
F. If 23,000 units are produced, what are the total manufacturing overhead costs incurred?
G. If 19,000 units are produced, what are the per unit manufacturing overhead costs incurred?
H. If 25,000 units are produced, what are the per unit manufacturing overhead costs incurred?

Explain whether each of the following events increases or decreases the money supply. a. the fed buys bonds in open-market operations. b. the fed reduces the reserve requirement. c. the fed increases the interest rate it pays on reserves. d. citibank repays a loan it had previously taken from the fed. e. after a rash of pickpocketing, people decide to hold less currency. f. fearful of bank runs, bankers decide to hold more excess reserves. g. the fomc increases its target for the federal funds rate.

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?

Aprimary advantage of organizing economic activity within firms is thea. ability to coordinate highly complex tasks to allow for specialized division of labor. b. low administrative costs because of reduced bureaucracy. c. eradication of the principal-agent problem. d. high-powered incentive to work as salaried employees for an existing firm.