Suppose a perfectly competitive firm produces 40 units of output per-period (e. g., daily) and sells all units for the market price of $6. if average fixed cost is $2, average variable cost is $1, and marginal cost is $6, then the firm:
i. is maximizing total profit by producing and selling 40 units of output
ii. earns a per-period total profit of $120
iii. earns a per-period total profit of $240
iv. should close down in the short run and suffer a loss equal to $80

Medtronic, inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with st. jude medical s.c., inc. james hughes worked for medtronic as a sales manager. his contract prohibited him from working for a competitor for one year after leaving medtronic. hughes sought a position as a sales director for st. jude. st. jude told hughes that his contract with medtronic was unenforceable and offered him a job. hughes accepted. medtronic filed a suit, alleging wrongful interference. which type of interference was most likely the basis for this suit? did it occur here? medtronic, inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with st. jude medical s.c., inc. james hughes worked for medtronic as a sales manager. his contract prohibited him from working for a competitor for one year after leaving medtronic

Down under products, ltd., of australia has budgeted sales of its popular boomerang for the next four months as follows: unit salesapril 74,000may 85,000june 114,000july 92,000the company is now in the process of preparing a production budget for the second quarter. past experience has shown that end-of-month inventory levels must equal 10% of the following month’s unit sales. the inventory at the end of march was 7,400 units.required: prepare a production budget by month and in total, for the second quarter.

If the economy were in the contracting phase of the business cycle, how might that affect your ability to find work?