American idle sells hammocks in a perfectly competitive market. this year, the price of hammocks has fallen to $24, and simon cowbell, the manager of american idle, is trying to decide what to do. he discovers that his average variable cost (avc) is $25, average total cost (atc) is $30, and marginal cost is $24 and upward sloping. what should he do? a. decrease production so that mc falls below $27. b. increase production until atc falls below $27. c. shut down because p avo.

Bear, inc. estimates its sales at 200,000 units in the first quarter and that sales will increase by 20,000 units each quarter over the year. they have, and desire, a 25% ending inventory of finished goods. each unit sells for $35. 40% of the sales are for cash. 70% of the credit customers pay within the quarter. the remainder is received in the quarter following sale. cash collections for the third quarter are budgeted at

Astock is selling today for $50 per share. at the end of the year, it pays a dividend of $3 per share and sells for $58. a. what is the total rate of return on the stock? (enter your answer as a whole percent.) b. what are the dividend yield and percentage capital gain? (enter your answers as a whole percent.) c. now suppose the year-end stock price after the dividend is paid is $42. what are the dividend yield and percentage capital gain in this case? (negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. enter your answers as a whole percent.)

Juwana was turned down for a car loan by a local credit union she thought her credit was good what should her first step be