Which of the following statements is not correct?
a) in a long-run equilibrium, marginal firms make zero economic profit.
b) to maximize profit, firms should produce at a level of output where price equals average variable cost.
c) the amount of gold in the world is limited. therefore, the gold jewelry market probably has a long-run supply curve that is upward sloping.
d) long-run supply curves are typically more elastic than short-run supply curves.

Big trail running company has started to produce running apparel in addition to the trail running shoes that they have manufactured for years. they feel that a departmental overhead rate would best reflect their overall manufacturing overhead usage. based on research the following information was gathered for the upcoming year: machining department finishing department estimated manufacturing overhead by department $ 600 comma 000 $ 400 comma 000 trail running shoes 440 comma 000 machine hours 11 comma 000 direct labor hours running apparel 60 comma 000 machine hours 39 comma 000 direct labor hours manufacturing overhead is driven by machine hours for the machining department and direct labor hours for the finishing department. at the end of the year, the following information was gathered related to the production of the trail running shoes and running apparel: machining department finishing department trail running shoes 442 comma 000 hours 10 comma 500 hours running apparel 57 comma 000 hours 40 comma 000 hours how much manufacturing overhead will be allocated to the trail running shoes

As related to a company completing the purchase to pay process, is there an accounting journal entry "behind the scenes" when xyz company pays for the goods within 10 days of the invoice (gross method is used for discounts and terms are 2/10 net 30) that updates the general ledger?

The purchasing agent for a company that assembles and sells air-conditioning equipment in a latin american country noted that the cost of compressors has increased significantly each time they have been reordered. the company uses an eoq model to determine order size. what are the implications of this price escalation with respect to order size? what factors other than price must be taken into consideration?