All of the following are reasons for holding inventory EXCEPT: a. Inventories enable specialization in manufacturing. b. Inventories eliminate the variation in supply and demand. c. Inventories enable the firm to achieve economies of scale. d. Inventories provide protection from uncertainties in demand in the order cycle. e. Inventories act as a buffer between critical interfaces within the channel of distribution.

Suppose there are only three people in the economy: jane, harry, and bob. the individual demand for corn for each of these consumers is given in exhibit 3-1. the total quantity demanded of corn if the market price is $5 is

An important application of regression analysis in accounting is in the estimation of cost. by collecting data on volume and cost and using the least squares method to develop an estimated regression equation relating volume and cost, an accountant can estimate the cost associated with a particular manufacturing volume. consider the following sample of production volumes and total cost data for a manufacturing operation. production volume (units) total cost ($) 400 4000 450 5000 550 5400 600 5900 700 6400 750 7000 compute b 1 and b 0 (to 2 decimals if necessary). b 1 b 0 complete the estimated regression equation (to 2 decimals if necessary). = + x what is the variable cost per unit produced (to 1 decimal)? $ compute the coefficient of determination (to 4 decimals). note: report r 2 between 0 and 1. r 2 = what percentage of the variation in total cost can be explained by the production volume (to 2 decimals)? % the company's production schedule shows 500 units must be produced next month. what is the estimated total cost for this operation (to 2 decimals)? $

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