Which situation will likely give rise to diminishing marginal product of labor? a) nevaeh's kitchen undertakes a massive expansion, doubling both the size of its kitchen and number of cooks. b) hell's kitchen, which has enough counter space for three cooks per shift, decides to hire a fourth cook per shift. c) a landscaping firm replaces all of its self-propelled lawnmowers with push mowers. d) plasma television manufacturers are going out of business because of increased competition from lcd televisions.

As the inventor of hypertension medication, onesure pharmaceuticals (osp) inc. was able to reap the benefits of economies of scale due to a large consumer demand for the drug. even when competitors later developed similar drugs after the expiry of osp's patents, regular users did not want to switch because they were concerned about possible side effects. which of the following benefits does this scenario best illustrate? a. first-mover advantages b. social benefits c. network externalities d. fringe benefits

In january, knox company requisitions raw materials for production as follows: job 1 $915, job 2 $1,590, job 3 $771, and general factory use $704. during january, time tickets show that the factory labor of $6,300 was used as follows: job 1 $2,344, job 2 $1,711, job 3 $1,554, and general factory use $691. prepare the job cost sheets for each of the three jobs.

Suppose that a major city’s main thoroughfare, which is also an interstate highway, will be completely closed to traffic for two years, from january 2014 to december 2015, for reconstruction at a cost of $535 million. if the construction company were to keep the highway open for traffic during construction, the highway reconstruction project would take much longer and be more expensive. suppose that construction would take four years if the highway were kept open, at a total cost of $800 million. the state department of transportation had to make its decision in 2014, one year before the start of construction (so that the first payment was one year away). so the department of transportation had the following choices: (i) close the highway during construction, at an annual cost of $267.5 million per year for two years. (ii) keep the highway open during construction, at an annual cost of $200 million per year for four years. now suppose the interest rate is 80%. calculate the present value of the costs incurred under each plan.