Manufacturers in the production-oriented marketing era at the turn of the 20th century were concerned with efficient , not with satisfying the needs of consumers.

Sam robinson borrowed $21,000 from a friend and promised to pay the loan in 10 equal annual installments beginning one year from the date of the loan. sam’s friend would like to be reimbursed for the time value of money at a 9% annual rate. what is the annual payment sam must make to pay back his friend?

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.

Kcompany estimates that overhead costs for the next year will be $4,900,000 for indirect labor and $1,000,000 for factory utilities. the company uses direct labor hours as its overhead allocation base. if 100,000 direct labor hours are planned for this next year, what is the company's plantwide overhead rate?