Melody manufacturing is currently producing 1,000 component parts by incurring costs of $68,000 for direct materials, $30,000 for direct labor, $18,000 for variable overhead, and $20,000 for fixed overhead. melody could eliminate $12,000 of fixed overhead costs if the components were purchased externally. melody wishes to minimize costs and would prefer to purchase the components. what is the maximum amount melody should pay to acquire 1,000 components?

In allentown, pennsylvania, in the summer of 2014, the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $3.68long dasha 22-cent increase from the year before. many consumers were upset by the increase. one was quoted in a local newspaper as saying, "it's crazy. the government should step in." source: sam kennedy, "valley feeling pain at the pump," (allentown, pa) morning call, june 21, 2014. suppose the government had stepped in and imposed a price ceiling equal to old price of $3.46 per gallon. a. using the line drawing tool, draw and label the price ceiling. carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required object.

Your grandmother told you a dollar doesn't go as far as it used to. she says the purchasing power of a dollar is much lesser than it used to be. explain what she means. try and use and explain terms like inflation and deflation in your answer.

Zoe would like to be able to save for night courses at the local college. which of these would be a good way for zoe to make more money available for savings without dramatically changing her budget? economía