You are production manager for a company that manufactures toy stuffed animals. the current stuffing in the manufacturing process has become prohibitively expensive and you have been tasked with finding an alternative stuffing. you have found a new stuffing that is compatible with your assembly line and within the price range set by the company. this new stuffing contains a fiber that may be linked to lung disease if it is inhaled after becoming airborne. you believe that risk can be effectively controlled by using a rayon cloth "second skin" to enclose the stuffing before attaching the outer covering of the animal. the cost of the stuffing and enclosing it in a "second skin" is still within the price range set by the company. discuss the regulatory issues your company faces if it should choose to use this new stuffing with the "second skin."

what federal regulatory agencies would regulate use of this stuffing, what requirements must your company comply with if it uses the stuffing?

James albemarle created a trust fund at the beginning of 2016. the income from this fund will go to his son edward. when edward reaches the age of 25, the principal of the fund will be conveyed to united charities of cleveland. mr. albemarle specified that 75 percent of trustee fees are to be paid from principal. terry jones, cpa, is the trustee. james albemarle transferred cash of $500,000, stocks worth $400,000, and rental property valued at $250,000 to the trustee of this fund. immediately invested cash of $360,000 in bonds issued by the u. s. government. commissions of $7,900 are paid on this transaction. incurred permanent repairs of $9,000 so that the property can be rented. payment is made immediately. received dividends of $8,000. of this amount, $3,000 had been declared prior to the creation of the trust fund. paid insurance expense of $4,000 on the rental property. received rental income of $10,000. paid $8,000 from the trust for trustee services rendered. conveyed cash of $7,000 to edward albemarle.

Drag each label to the correct location on the image determine which actions by a manager are critical interactions - listening to complaints - interacting with customers - responding to complaints - assigning staff duties -taking action to address customer grievances -keeping track of reservations

In a perfectly competitive market, the long-run market supply curve tends to be horizontal or nearly so. what is another way to state this fact? (a) market supply is much more elastic in the long run than the short run. (b) in the long run, average total cost is minimized. (c) in the long run, price equals marginal cost. (d) market supply is much less elastic in the long run than the short run.