Labor in Boom and Recession Assume there is a labor force of 20 workers at an isolated site. During boom the firm faces a demand curve of P=100-Q. During recession it faces a curve of 80-2Q. Boom and recession are equally likely to occur. a) How many workers are employed in boom, how many during recession? What are the corresponding wages? Calculate the consumer surplus of the firm in boom and in recession. What is the expected surplus? b) Now assume a large cluster where the labor supply is infinitely elastic. Assuming the same demand curves as in the Question above and the average wage of the isolated site (also from the Question above), how many workers are employed in boom? How many are employed during recession? What are the corresponding wages? Calculate the consumer surplus of the firm in boom and in recession. What is the expected surplus?

Exercise 6-2 variable costing income statement; explanation of difference in net operating income [lo6-2] ida sidha karya company is a family-owned company located on the island of bali in indonesia. the company produces a handcrafted balinese musical instrument called a gamelan that is similar to a xylophone. the gamelans are sold for $970. selected data for the company’s operations last year follow: units in beginning inventory 0 units produced 200 units sold 180 units in ending inventory 20 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 130 direct labor $ 300 variable manufacturing overhead $ 30 variable selling and administrative $ 15 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 63,000 fixed selling and administrative $ 25,000 the absorption costing income statement prepared by the company’s accountant for last year appears below: sales $ 174,600 cost of goods sold 139,500 gross margin 35,100 selling and administrative expense 27,700 net operating income $ 7,400 required: 1. under absorption costing, how much fixed manufacturing overhead cost is included in the company's inventory at the end of last year? 2. prepare an income statement for last year using variable costing.