An electronics firm has two factories in Folsom, CA andFallon, NV that manufacture two types of laptops, a basic laptop and a power laptop. Each day the Folsom factory produces 500 basic laptopsand 300 power laptops at a cost of $18,000. Each day the Fallon factory produces 300 of each type of laptopat a cost of $15,000. An order is received for 25,000 basic laptopsand 21,000 power laptops. For how many days should each factory operate to fill the order with minimum cost

Portia grant is an employee who is paid monthly. for the month of january of the current year, she earned a total of $8,388. the fica tax for social security is 6.2% of the first $118,500 earned each calendar year and the fica tax rate for medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. the futa tax rate of 0.6% and the suta tax rate of 5.4% are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. the amount of federal income tax withheld from her earnings was $1,391.77. what is the total amount of taxes withheld from the portia's earnings?

Why is investing in a mutual fund less risky than investing in a particular company’s stock?

Suppose either computers or televisions can be assembled with the following labor inputs: units produced 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 total labor used 3 7 12 18 25 33 42 54 70 90 (a) draw the production possibilities curve for an economy with 54 units of labor. label it p54. (b) what is the opportunity cost of the eighth computer? (c) suppose immigration brings in 36 more workers. redraw the production possibilities curve to reflect this added labor. label the new curve p90.