Techno corporation is currently manufacturing an item at variable costs of $ 5 per unit. annual fixed costs of manufacturing this item are $ 140,000. the current selling price of the item is $ 10 per unit, and the annual sales volume is 30,000 units. a. techno can substantially improve the item's quality by installing new equipment at additional annual fixed costs of $ 60,000. variable costs per unit would increase by $ 1, but, as more of the better- quality product could be sold, the annual volume would increase to 50,000 units. should techno buy the new equipment and maintain the current price of the item? why or why not? b. alternatively, techno could increase the selling price to $ 11 per unit. however, the annual sales volume would be limited to 45,000 units. should techno buy the new equipment and raise the price of the item? why or why not?

The management at a pesticide manufacturing company has observed a decline in quality measures. the managers ask robin, the firm's hr manager, to investigate whether training might solve the problem. robin conducts needs assessment and recommends a training plan. which of the following conditions would most likely have been an observation during robin's person analysis?

Which of the following explains why the government sets a required reserve ratio for private banks? a. to allow the government to control the interest rate charged on loans. b. to prevent banks from printing too much money and causing inflation. c. to make sure banks don't run out of money when customers make withdrawals. d. to enable the regulation of risk levels in the decision process of offering loans. 2b2t

Alandowner and his neighbor purchased adjoining undeveloped lots. after both built homes on their respective lots, the landowner suggested to the neighbor that a common driveway be built where the two lots joined. the neighbor agreed. the landowner and the neighbor split the cost of constructing the driveway and entered into a written agreement to equally share the costs of its upkeep and maintenance. the agreement was recorded in the county recorder's office. two years later, the neighbor built a new driveway located entirely on his lot. the common driveway, which the landowner continued to use but which the neighbor no longer used, began to deteriorate. the landowner asked the neighbor for money to maintain the common driveway, but the neighbor refused to contribute. three years later, the neighbor conveyed his lot to a friend. the friend entered into possession and used only the driveway built by the neighbor. by this time, the common driveway had deteriorated badly and contained numerous potholes. the landowner asked the friend to pay half of what it would take to repair the common driveway. the friend refused. the landowner repaired the driveway and sued the friend for 50% of the cost of repairs. will the landowner prevail?