Item X is a standard item stocked in a company's inventory of component parts. Each year the firm, on a random basis, uses about 1,700 of item X, which costs $25 each. Storage costs, which include insurance and cost of capital, amount to $8 per unit of average inventory. Every time an order is placed for more of item X, it costs $26. a. Whenever item X is ordered, what should the order size be

How is a proportional tax different from a progressive tax? a. a proportional tax decreases with income level, but a progressive tax increases with income level. b. a proportional tax increases with income level, but a progressive tax decreases with income level. c. a proportional tax increases with income level, but a progressive tax is the same percentage for all. d. a proportional tax is the same percentage for all, but a progressive tax increases with income level.

Match each of the terms below with an example that fits the term. a. fungibility the production of gasoline b. inelasticity the switch from coffee to tea c. non-excludability the provision of national defense d. substitution the demand for cigarettes

In the supply-and-demand schedule shown above, at the lowest price of $50, producers supply music players and consumers demand music players.