Imagine that a politician has been asked to support the public good proposals below. in order not to waste money and improve her chances of reelection, she makes her decisions based on a cost-benefit analysis. in each of the situations, should she support or reject the proposal? support the proposal repairing a broken dam that is a major source of hydroelectric power for a large city fixing a pothole along a lightly used street building a flood control system for an area that floods once every 100 years installing streetlights in a community where there has been a lot of crime reject the proposal

Abarbecue sauce producer sells their product in a 20-ounce bottle. their historical process mean has been 20 ounces with a standard deviation of 0.25 ounces. if their tolerance limits are set at 20 ounces plus or minus 1 ounce, what is the process capability ratio of the bottle filling process? (5 points)

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

Brenda wants a new car that will be dependable transportation and look good. she wants to satisfy both functional and psychological needs. true or false