Netty is trying to decide what her niche product should be for her business, Handknit by Netty. She is considering two products, socks and sweaters. A pair of socks take on average 5 hours to knit. Sweaters take on average 15 hours to knit. The socks sell for $25 each and have a variable cost of $5. The sweaters sell for $95 and have a variable cost of $35. Netty has 1,000 hours available to knit. Which product should she produce and why

Afreelance​ singer-songwriter is planning the restoration of a recently purchased civil​ war-era farmhouse. while he professes an enjoyment​ of, and talent in the construction​ trades, the theory of comparative advantage implies that a. the value of what he imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) must equal the value of what he exports​ (songs). b. he should concentrate on the restoration work since his​ out-of-pocket costs will be much lower than if he hires professionals. c. ​self-sufficiency is​ advantageous, hence he should split his time between music and construction. d. the income lost while away from music will likely exceed the savings realized by doing the work​ himself, thus, he should hire professionals to do the restoration work. e. he ought to do as much of the work himself as possible since imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) should always be restricted to those things that cannot be done internall

The following information is from the 2019 records of albert book shop: accounts receivable, december 31, 2019 $ 42 comma 000 (debit) allowance for bad debts, december 31, 2019 prior to adjustment 2 comma 000 (debit) net credit sales for 2019 179 comma 000 accounts written off as uncollectible during 2017 15 comma 000 cash sales during 2019 28 comma 500 bad debts expense is estimated by the method. management estimates that $ 5 comma 300 of accounts receivable will be uncollectible. calculate the amount of bad debts expense for 2019.

Suppose the production function in an economy is y = k0.5l0.5, where k is the amount of capital and l is the amount of labor. the economy begins with 64 units of capital and 16 units of labor. use a calculator and equations in the chapter to find a numerical answer to each of the following questions. what are the wage and the rental price of capital? the wage is equal to unit(s) of output and the rental price of capital is equal to unit(s) of output.