The management of samson manufacturing has determined that production workers have been consistently using more and more labor hours while producing the same number of units, despite new technology implementation. management suspects that lack of training on the new technology has caused productivity to decline. administrative costs are currently split equally among the product lines. which of the following is the most effective cost driver to allocate administrative costs to encourage production supervisors to increase productivity? a) keep the administrative cost allocation the same and reduce the number of employees. b) allocate administrative costs based on direct materials used in manufacturing. c) allocate administrative costs based on the total sales revenue. d) allocate administrative costs based on direct labor used in manufacturing.

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Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i.e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i.e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process.c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces