Diamond company has three product lines, a, b, and c. the following financial information is available: item product line a product line b product line c sales $ 46,000 $ 85,000 $ 20,000 variable costs $ 27,600 $ 45,000 $ 12,500 contribution margin $ 18,400 $ 40,000 $ 7,500 fixed costs: avoidable $ 5,100 $ 13,000 $ 5,400 unavoidable $ 3,800 $ 8,500 $ 2,800 pre-tax operating income $ 9,500 $ 18,500 $ (700 ) if product line c is discontinued and the manufacturing space formerly devoted to this line is rented for $6,000 per year, pre-tax operating income for the company will likely:

One of your new suppliers, kim, has been hearing rumors about your firm’s lack of capability to deliver high quality products and writes an email asking you to address the claims being made. in replying to her, you want to be sure that you are very clear and leave no room for misinterpretation. which of the following aspects of effective communication should you give the most attention? (a) making sure you understand kim’s areas of expertise. (b) supporting your reply with relevant data and facts. (c) establishing your credibility as an expert. (d) paying attention to implied communications.

Which of the following would cause a shift to the right of the supply curve for gasoline? i. a large increase in the price of public transportation. ii. a large decrease in the price of automobiles. iii. a large reduction in the costs of producing gasoline

An increase in the market price of men's haircuts, from $16 per haircut to $26 per haircut, initially causes a local barbershop to have its employees work overtime to increase the number of daily haircuts provided from 20 to 25. when the $26 market price remains unchanged for several weeks and all other things remain equal as well, the barbershop hires additional employees and provides 40 haircuts per day. what is the short-run price elasticity of supply? nothing (your answer should have two decimal places.) what is the long-run price elasticity of supply? nothing (your answer should have two decimal places.)