He amount of education the typical person receives varies substantially among countries. Suppose you were to compare one country, called Gilder, with a highly educated labor force with another country, called Florin, with a less educated labor force. Assume that education only affects the level of the efficiency of labor. Also assume that the countries are otherwise the same: they have the same population growth, the same saving rate, the same depreciation rate, and the same rate of technological progress. Both countries are described by the Solow model and are in their steady states. Answer the following questions about Gilder and Florin. a. Which country will have a higher growth of total income?

Elephant, inc.'s cost of goods sold for the year is $2,000,000, and the average merchandise inventory for the year is $129,000. calculate the inventory turnover ratio of the company. (round your answer to two decimal places.)

Identify the three components of a family's culture and provide one example from your own experience

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z