Dana johnson corp. is considering adding a fourth plant to its three existing facilities in decatur, minneapolis, and carbondale. both east st. louis (option 1) and st. louis (option 2) are being considered. from existing plants to decatur minneapolis carbondale demand blue earth $20 $17 $21 250 ciro $25 $27 $20 200 des moines $22 $25 $22 350 capacity 300 200 150 from proposed plants to east st. louis (option 1) st. louis (option 2) blue earth $29 $27 ciro $30 $28 des moines $30 $31 capacity 150 150 location production costs ($) decatur $50 minneapolis 60 carbondale 70 east st. louis 40 st. louis 50 evaluating only the transportation costs: a. what is the cost considering east st. louis = $ b. what is the cost considering st. louis? = $ c. which location would you choose? now use the transportation data and the unit production costs: d. what is the cost considering east st. louis? = $ e. what is the cost considering st. louis? = $ f. which location would you choose?

As a finance manager at allsports communication, charlie worries about the firm's borrowing requirements for the upcoming year. he knows the benefit of estimating allsports' cash disbursements and short-term investment expectations. facing these concerns, a(n) would provide charlie with valuable information by providing a good estimation of whether the firm will need to do short-term borrowing. capital budget cash budget operating budget line item budget

6. why the aggregate supply curve slopes upward in the short run in the short run, the quantity of output that firms supply can deviate from the natural level of output if the actual price level in the economy deviates from the expected price level. several theories explain how this might happen. for example, the misperceptions theory asserts that changes in the price level can temporarily mislead firms about what is happening to their output prices. consider a soybean farmer who expects a price level of 100 in the coming year. if the actual price level turns out to be 90, soybean prices will , and if the farmer mistakenly assumes that the price of soybeans declined relative to other prices of goods and services, she will respond by the quantity of soybeans supplied. if other producers in this economy mistake changes in the price level for changes in their relative prices, the unexpected decrease in the price level causes the quantity of output supplied to the natural level of output in the short run.

Telecom co. enters into a two-year contract with a customer to provide wireless service (voice and data) for $40 per month. to induce customers, telecom co. provides a free phone. telecom co. normally sells the phone on a stand-alone basis for $200. telecom co. also charges the customer a one-time activation fee of $35.which of the following is true? a) there are two distinct performance obligations: the voice service and the data service b) the free phone constitutes as a marketing expense c) the activation fee is a separate performance obligationd) there are two distinct performance obligations: the wireless services and the phone