Bonita manufactures aluminum canoes. In planning for the coming year, CFO Alexis King is considering three different sales targets: 2,820 canoes, 3,040 canoes, and 3,900 canoes. Canoes sell for $820 each. The standard variable cost information for a canoe is as follows. Direct materials $221
Direct labor 126
Variable overhead
Utilities 35
Indirect material 30
Indirect labor 60
Total $472
Annual fixed overhead cost is expected to be:
Maintenance $21,400
Depreciation 44,300
Insurance 28,400
Rent 32,050
Total $126,150
Prepare a flexible budget for the three sales levels under consideration.

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

What is the relationship between marginal external cost, marginal social cost, and marginal private cost? a. marginal social cost equals marginal private cost plus marginal external cost. b. marginal private cost plus marginal social cost equals marginal external cost. c. marginal social cost plus marginal external cost equals marginal private cost. d. marginal external cost equals marginal private cost minus marginal social cost. marginal external cost a. is expressed in dollars, so it is not an opportunity cost b. is an opportunity cost borne by someone other than the producer c. is equal to two times the marginal private cost d. is a convenient economics concept that is not real

True tomato inc. makes organic ketchup. to promote its products, this firm decided to make bottles in the shape of tomatoes. to accomplish this, true tomato worked with its bottle manufacture to create a set of unique molds for its bottles. which of the following specialized assets does this example demonstrate? (a) site specificity (b) research specificity (c) physical-asset specificity (d) human-asset specificity