Assume that the following conditions exist for a perfectly competitive firm: price = $10, current output = 100 units/hour, atc at current output = $9.00, avc at current output = $8.00 and mc at current output = $8.00. a. is the firm earning any economic profit currently? how much is its profit or loss? b. is the firm maximizing its economic profit? how do you know? what should the firm do to maximize profit? should it increase or decrease output? c. given your answers in part b, how will the market adjust to reach long-run equilibrium? what will happen to the economic profit in the long-run? include appropriate graphs for the market and the typical firm in your explanation.

Which of the following correctly describes the accounting for indirect labor costs? indirect labor costs are product costs and are expensed as incurred. indirect labor costs are period costs and are expensed when the manufactured product is sold. indirect labor costs are period costs and are expensed as incurred. indirect labor costs are product costs and are expensed when the manufactured product is sold.

When the federal reserve buys bonds from or sells bonds to member banks, it is called monetary policy reserve ratio interest rate adjustment open market operations

In year 1, the bennetts' 25-year-old daughter, jane, is a full-time student at an out-of-state university but she plans to return home after the school year ends. in previous years, jane has never worked and her parents have always been able to claim her as a dependent. in year 1, a kind neighbor offers to pay for all of jane's educational and living expenses. which of the following statements is most accurate regarding whether jane's parents would be allowed to claim an exemption for jane in year 1 assuming the neighbor pays for all of jane's support? a. no, jane must include her neighbor's gift as income and thus fails the gross income test for a qualifying relative. b.yes, because she is a full-time student and does not provide more than half of her own support, jane is considered her parent's qualifying child. c.no, jane is too old to be considered a qualifying child and fails the support test of a qualifying relative. d.yes, because she is a student, her absence is considered as "temporary." consequently she meets the residence test and is a considered a qualifying child of the bennetts.