Dairy farmers in the united states have been paying higher prices each year for essential components of production, such as feed for the cattle, fuel for farm equipment, and electricity for lights and machinery. at the same time, the amount the farmer receives for the milk, while fluctuating at times, is essentially the same as it was five years ago when the components of production were much less expensive. many dairy farmers were just able to make a profit five years ago. the statements above, if true, most strongly support which of the following conclusions? a)unless they have found other ways to cut expenses, some dairy farmers are no longer making a profit. b)consumption of milk, cheese, and other dairy products has dropped over the past five years. c)the price of feed for cattle has risen because of the increased cost of fuel used to power the equipment needed to grow the feed. d)international supplies of milk have increased, causing the price that u. s. dairy farmers are paid for their milk to stay low, despite increased costs of production. e)the price paid by the consumer for milk, cheese, and ice cream has not changed over the past five years.

< back to assignment attempts: 1 1 keep the highest: 1 / 2 2. determining opportunity cost juanita is deciding whether to buy a suit that she wants, as well as where to buy it. three stores carry the same suit, but it is more convenient for juanita to get to some stores than others. for example, she can go to her local store, located 15 minutes away from where she works, and pay a marked-up price of $102 for the suit: store travel time each way price of a suit (minutes) (dollars per suit) local department store 15 102 across town 30 88 neighboring city 60 65 juanita makes $42 an hour at work. she has to take time off work to purchase her suit, so each hour away from work costs her $42 in lost income. assume that returning to work takes juanita the same amount of time as getting to a store and that it takes her 30 minutes to shop. as you answer the following questions, ignore the cost of gasoline and depreciation of her car when traveling. complete the following table by computing the opportunity cost of juanita's time and the total cost of shopping at each location. store opportunity cost of time price of a suit total cost (dollars) (dollars per suit) (dollars) local department store 102 across town 88 neighboring city 65 assume that juanita takes opportunity costs and the price of the suit into consideration when she shops. juanita will minimize the cost of the suit if she buys it from the . grade it now save & continue continue without saving

Anheuser-busch inbev is considering you for an entry-level brand management position. you have been asked to prepare an analysis of the u. s. craft beer industry as part of the selection process. prepare a 3-5 page report that includes a description of the industry’s strategically relevant macro-environmental components, evaluates competition in the industry, assesses drivers of change and industry dynamics, and lists industry key success factors. the company’s management also asks that you propose the basic elements of a strategic action plan that will allow the company to improve its competitive position in the market for craft beer. you must provide a heading in your report for each of the required elements of the assignment.

Mason farms purchased a building for $689,000 eight years ago. six years ago, repairs costing $136,000 were made to the building. the annual taxes on the property are $11,000. the building has a current market value of $840,000 and a current book value of $494,000. the building is totally paid for and solely owned by the firm. if the company decides to use this building for a new project, what value, if any, should be included in the initial cash flow of the project for this building? $0$582,000$840,000$865,000$953,000