Kyler Builders builds 1,500-square-foot starter tract homes in the fast-growing suburbs of Houston. Land and labor are cheap, and competition among developers is fierce. The homes are "cookie-cutter," with any upgrades added by the buyer after the sale. Kyler Builders' cost per developed sublot are as follows:

Land $52,000
Construction $52,000
Landscaping $6,000
Variable marketing costs,, $3,000

Kyler Builders would like to earn a profit of 14% of the variable cost of each home sale. Similar homes offered by competing builders sell for $202,000 each.

1. Which approach to pricing should Kyler Builders emphasize? Why?
2. Will Kyler Builders be able to achieve its target profit levels? Show your computations.
3. Bathrooms and kitchens are typically the most importnat selling features of a home. Kler Builders could differentiate the homes by upgrading bathrooms and kitchens. The ypgrades would cost $20,000 per home but would enable the company to increase the selling prices by $35,000 per home (in general, kitchen and bathroom upgrades typically add at least 150% of their cost to the value of any home.) If Kyler Builders upgrades, what will the new cost-plus [rice per home be? Should the company differentiate its products in this manner? Show your analysis.

Insurance companies have internal controls in place to protect assets, monitor the accuracy of accounting records and encourage operational efficiencies and adherence to policies. these internal controls are generally of two types: administrative controls and accounting controls. administrative controls are the policies and procedures that guide the daily actions of employees. accounting controls are the policies and procedures that delineate authorizations of financial transactions that are done, safeguard assets, and provide reports on the company’s financial status in a reliable and timely manner. internal controls should include both preventative and detective controls. the purpose of preventative controls is to stop problems and errors before they occur. detective controls identify problems after they have occurred. preventative controls are usually more effective at reducing problems, but they also tend to be more expensive. internal controls must be flexible to adjust for changes in laws and regulations in addition to adding new products or modifying current ones. companies must also do regular analyses to ensure that the benefits of implementing the controls are worth their costs. when concerned about paying unwarranted insurance claims which type of control would be useful?

If springfield is operating at full employment who is working a. everyone b. about 96% of the workforce c. the entire work force d. the robots

The market demand curve for a popular teen magazine is given by q = 80 - 10p where p is the magazine price in dollars per issue and q is the weekly magazine circulation in units of 10,000. if the circulation is 400,000 per week at the current price, what is the consumer surplus for a teen reader with maximum willingness to pay of $3 per issue?