Page(s) 39-41 2.3. what are the benefits of specialization and trade? in one month, mikhail’s furnishings can make 160 carpets or 160 quilts, while dominique’s parlor can make 120 carpets or 200 quilts. currently, mikhail’s is making 80 carpets and 80 quilts per month while dominique’s is making 60 carpets and 100 quilts. if from now on mikhail’s starts making nothing but carpets and dominique’s makes nothing but quilts, and the two shops trade 90 quilts from dominique’s for 70 carpets from mikhail’s every month, what will be each shop’s gain from trade? answer the question by matching gains to shop.

Clonex labs, inc., uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. the following data are available for one department for october: percent completed units materials conversion work in process, october 1 53,000 90 % 65 % work in process, october 31 29,000 74 % 52 % the department started 381,000 units into production during the month and transferred 405,000 completed units to the next department. required: compute the equivalent units of production for october.

All of the industries and businesses in the country of marksenia are privately owned and sell products at different prices that are not controlled by the government or any other organizational body. consumers in marksenia are free to buy as much of the products as they like from the businesses they want. the country of marksenia has a

Electronics assembly inc. is a contract manufacturer that assembles consumer electronics for a number of companies. currently, the operations manager is assessing the capacity requirements as input into a bid for a job to assemble cell phones for a major global company. the company would assemble three models of cell phones in the same assembly cell. setup time between the phones is negligible. electronics assembly inc. operates two 8-hour shifts for 275 days per year. cell phone demand forecast (phones/year) processing time (minutes/phone) mars 47,000 19.8 saturn 35,000 20.7 neptune 7,500 16.2 a. calculate total capacity required by line. b. determine the total operating time available. c. calculate the total number of assembly cells. (round up your answer to the next whole number.)