During the past month, Jennifer Johnson had income of $3,870 but had to use some of her liquid savings to cover her monthly expenses. This resulted in a decrease in net worth of $490. This means Jennifer's monthly expenses for the month were:

Molander corporation is a distributor of a sun umbrella used at resort hotels. data concerning the next month’s budget appear below: selling price per unit $ 29 variable expense per unit $ 14 fixed expense per month $ 12,450 unit sales per month 980 required: 1. what is the company’s margin of safety? (do not round intermediate calculations.) 2. what is the company’s margin of safety as a percentage of its sales? (round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places (i.e. 0.1234 should be entered as 12.

5. profit maximization and shutting down in the short run suppose that the market for polos is a competitive market. the following graph shows the daily cost curves of a firm operating in this market. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 price (dollars per polo) quantity (thousands of polos) mc atc avc for each price in the following table, calculate the firm's optimal quantity of units to produce, and determine the profit or loss if it produces at that quantity, using the data from the previous graph to identify its total variable cost. assume that if the firm is indifferent between producing and shutting down, it will produce. (hint: you can select the purple points [diamond symbols] on the previous graph to see precise information on average variable cost.) price quantity total revenue fixed cost variable cost profit (dollars per polo) (polos) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) 12.50 135,000 27.50 135,000 45.00 135,000 if the firm shuts down, it must incur its fixed costs (fc) in the short run. in this case, the firm's fixed cost is $135,000 per day. in other words, if it shuts down, the firm would suffer losses of $135,000 per day until its fixed costs end (such as the expiration of a building lease). this firm's shutdown price—that is, the price below which it is optimal for the firm to shut down—is per polo.

You operate a small advertising agency. you employ two secretaries, a graphic designer, three sales representatives, and an office coordinator. 1. what types of things would you consider when determining how to compensate each position? describe two (2) considerations. 2. what type of compensation plan would you use for each position?