Bramble Corp. produces three versions of baseball bats: wood, aluminum, and hard rubber. A condensed segmented income statement for a recent period follows: Wood Aluminum Hard Rubber Total
Sales $620000 $310000 $65000 $995000
Variable expenses 380000 250000 58000 688000
Contribution margin 240000 60000 7000 307000
Fixed expenses 75000 35000 22000 132000
Net income (loss) $165000 $25000 $(15000) $175000

Assume none Of the fixed expenses for the hard rubber line are avoidable. What Will be total net income if the line is dropped?
a. $168000
b. $50000
c. $190000
d. $250000

Suppose that a worker in agland can produce either 10 units of organic grain or 2 units of incense per year, and a worker in zenland can produce either 5 units of organic grain or 15 units of incense per year. there are 20 workers in agland and 10 workers in zenland. currently the two countries do not trade. agland produces and consumes 100 units of grain and 20 units of incense per year. zenland produces and consumes 50 units of grain and no incense per year. if each country made the decision to specialize in producing the good in which it has a comparative advantage, then the combined yearly output of the two countries would increase by a. 30 units of grain and 100 units of incense. b. 30 units of grain and 150 units of incense. c. 50 units of grain and 90 units of incense. d. 50 units of grain and 130 units of ince

You hear your supervisor tell another supervisor that a fire drill will take place later today when the fire alarm sounds that afternoon you should

Which of these is an example of innovation?