2. when shortech introduced its quadrant mobile phone, it had few competitors and so it set a price of $500 when its unit cost was $350. the economics consulting firm it hired to estimate the demand elasticity confirmed this was the optimal price. since then, entry has occurred that make customers more price conscious. when it rehired the economics consulting firm to estimate the demand elasticity, it found that demand had become more elastic at -4. also, it eked out cost savings and now has a unit cost of $300. what price should shortech charge now?

Match the given situations to the type of risks that a business may face while taking credit. 1. beta ltd. had taken a loan from a bank for a period of 15 years, but its sales are gradually showing a decline. 2. alpha ltd. has taken a loan for increasing its production and sales, but it has not conducted any research before making this decision. 3. delphi ltd. has an overseas client. the economy of the client’s country is going through severe recession. 4. delphi ltd. has taken a short-term loan from the bank, but its supply chain logistics are not in place. a. foreign exchange risk b. operational risk c. term of loan risk d. revenue projections risk

The state in which the manufacturing company you work for is located regulates the presence of a particular substance in the environment to concentrations ≤ x. recently-released, reliable research endorsed by the responsible federal agency conclusively demonstrates that the substance poses no risks at concentrations up to 5x. your company has asked you to consider designing a new process with a waste discharge stream containing up to 2x of the substance. based on the stated conditions, describe this possible.

The biweekly taxable wages for the employees of rite shop follow. compute the fica taxes for each employee and the employers fica taxes