The following is information concerning a product manufactured by Ames Brothers. Sales price per unit $ 68 Variable cost per unit 43 Total fixed manufacturing and operating costs (per month) 430,000 a. Determine the unit contribution margin. b. Determine the number of units that must be sold each month to break even. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) c. Determine the number of units that must be sold to earn an operating income of $234,000 per month. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

The former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan, used the term "irrational exuberance" in 1996 to describe the high levels of optimism among stock market investors at the time. stock market indexes such as the s& p composite price index were at an all-time high. some commentators believed that the fed should intervene to slow the expansion of the economy. why would central banks want to clamp down when the economy is growing? a. to block the formation of unsustainable speculative asset bubbles. b. to curtail excessive profits in the banking system. c. to prevent inflationary forces from gathering momentum. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.

Decision alternatives should be identified before decision criteria are established. are limited to quantitative solutions are evaluated as a part of the problem definition stage. are best generated by brain-storming.

If quotas on sugar were eliminated in the united states, domestic production of sugar would fall. why is this a benefit in economic terms for the united states? i. resources are freed up that could be used more efficiently elsewhere. ii. it is beneficial because it allows foreign producers of sugar to earn income and thus those countries are better off. iii. u.s. consumers are able to enjoy increased consumer surplus because of the lower prices of imported sugar.