The athens vegan’s farm owns a greenhouse, which produces strawberries and squash to sell at the local farmer’s market. the greenhouse can grow any combination of the two. they sell the strawberries in batches of 12 quart boxes, and the squash in 10 lbs. bushels. they have 10,000 square feet available for planting this year. each bunch box of strawberries take about 4 square feet and each bushel of squash about 5 square feet. special fertilizer is required for fruit and vegetables: strawberries need 5 pounds and squash 2 pounds. the availability of the fertilizer is limited to 5000 pounds. sales commitments require the company to grow at least 500 boxes of strawberries. profit contributions are $6 per box and $8 per bushel of squash. if the manager’s objective is to maximize profit, formulate the production plan as a linear program and solve on excel solver. what are the profit maximizing quantities and the optimal amount of profit?

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."

If the ceo of a large, diversified, firm were filling out a fitness report on a division manager (i.e., "grading" the manager), which of the following situations would be likely to cause the manager to receive a better grade? in all cases, assume that other things are held constant.a. the division's basic earning power ratio is above the average of other firms in its industry.b. the division's total assets turnover ratio is below the average for other firms in its industry.c. the division's debt ratio is above the average for other firms in the industry.d. the division's inventory turnover is 6, whereas the average for its competitors is 8.e. the division's dso (days' sales outstanding) is 40, whereas the average for its competitors is 30.

Which type of tax is imposed on specific goods and services at the time of purchase? question 12 options: estate excise general sales value-added