Soo jin shares a oneminus−bedroom apartment with her classmate. her share of the rent is $700 per month. she is considering moving to a studio apartment which she will not have to share with anyone. the studio apartment rents for $950 per month. recently, you ran into soo jin on campus and she tells you that she has moved into the studio apartment. soo jin is as rational as any other person. as an economics student, you rightly conclude that a. soo jin did not have a choice; her roommate was a slob. b. soo jin figures that the additional benefit of having her own place (as opposed to sharing) is at least $950. c. the cost of having one's own space outweighs the benefits. d. soo jin figures that the additional benefit of having her own place (as opposed to sharing) is at least $250.

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Over the past year, three of the star salesmen at family resorts international's corporate office have been lured away to competitors. on top of that, karina, the general manager of the sales department, has noticed that most employees come in, do their jobs, and leave. family resorts offers a good salary, benefits, and tuition reimbursement, as well as a number of development and training programs. most employees seem contented enough, but karina would like to do something to increase the level of engagement among her staff. what do you think karina should do?

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u.s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.