Horatio alger has just become product manager for brand x. brand x is a consumer product with a retail price of $1.00. retail margins on the product are 33%, while wholesalers take a 12% margin. brand x and its direct competitors sell a total of 20 million units annually; brand x has 24% of this market. variable manufacturing costs for brand x are $0.09 per unit. fixed manufacturing costs are $900,000. the advertising budget for brand x is $500,000. the brand x product manager's salary and expenses total $35,000. salespeople are paid entirely by a 10% commission. shipping costs, breakage, insurance, and so forth are $0.02 per unit. 1. what is the unit contribution for brand x?

The new york times (nov. 30, 1993) reported that “the inability of opec to agree last week to cut production has sent the oil market into turmoil . . [leading to] the lowest price for domestic crude oil since june 1990.” why were the members of opec trying to agree to cut production? so they could save more oil for future consumption so they could lower the price so they could raise the price why do you suppose opec was unable to agree on cutting production? because each country has a different production capacity because each country experiences different production costs because each country has an incentive to cheat on any agreement the newspaper also noted opec’s view “that producing nations outside the organization, like norway and britain, should do their share and cut production.” what does the phrase “do their share” suggest about opec’s desired relationship with norway and britain? opec would like norway and britain to keep their production levels high. opec would like norway and britain to act competitively. opec would like norway and britain to join the cartel.