Box Elder Power Company expects to operate at 85% of productive capacity during May. The total manufacturing costs for May for the production of 40,000 batteries are budgeted as follows:
Direct materials $240,000
Direct labor 100,000
Variable factory overhead 32,000
Fixed factory overhead 150,000
Total manufacturing costs $522,000
The company has an opportunity to submit a bid for 5,000 batteries to be delivered by May 31 to a government agency. If the contract is obtained, it is anticipated that the additional activity will not interfere with normal operation during May or increase the selling or administrative expenses.
Required:
1. What is the unit cost below which Box Elder Power Company should not go in bidding on the government contract?

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i.e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i.e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process.c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces

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