Alarge firm in the 3-d printing industry employs 250 people, of which 36 are upper-level managers. as a result of this employee-to-manager ratio, the firm experiences 14.4% reduced productivity. at the same time, a small firm with 65 employees and 2 upper-level managers experiences 3.1% reduced productivity.
if everything else is constant, what can we say about the cost structure in this industry over this range of production?
choose one:
a. the firms in this industry have economies of scale.
b. the firms in this industry have constant returns to scale.
c. the firms in this industry have diseconomies of scale.

Consider the following scenarios. use what you have learned to decide if the goods and services being provided are individual, public, or merit goods. for each case, state what kind of good has been described and explain your answer using the definitions of individual, public, and merit goods. (6 points each) 1. from your window, you can see a city block that's on fire. you watch city firefighters rescue people and battle the flames to save the buildings. 2. while visiting relatives, you learn that your cousins attend a nearby elementary school that is supported financially by local property tax revenue. 3. you see a squadron of military jets flying overhead. 4. you find out that your aunt works for a defense manufacturing company that has several defense contracts with the government. she tells you that she works for a team that is producing a communications satellite. 5. your class visits a local jail run by a private, profit-making company that detains county criminals and is paid with tax revenue.

Identify and describe a variety of performance rating scales that can be used in organizations including graphical scales, letter scales, and numeric scales.

Which of the following best explains why large companies pay less for goods from wholesalers? a. large companies are able to pay for the goods they purchase in cash. b. large companies are able to increase the efficiency of wholesale production. c. large companies can buy all or most of a wholesaler's stock. d. large companies have better-paid employees who are better negotiators.