The utility score an investor assigns to a particular portfolio, other things equal, Group of answer choices will increase as the rate of return increases. will decrease as the rate of return increases. will decrease as the variance decreases. will decrease as the standard deviation decreases.

Excellent inc. had a per-unit conversion cost of $3.00 during april and incurred direct materials cost of $112,000, direct labor costs of $84,000, and manufacturing overhead costs of $50,400 during the month. how many units did it manufacture during the month? a. 18,000 b. 44,800 c. 70,000 d. 30,000

Suppose general motors demands labor according to the labor demand function 푤푤= 40−0. 5퐸퐸, where 푤푤 is the hourly wage and 퐸퐸 is the number of employees. the united auto workers union has a utility function given by 푈푈=푊푊∗퐸퐸. a. in 1984, the united auto workers union started negotiations with general motors by assuming that they were a monopoly union. find the wage and employment demands that the united auto workers union would have demanded before any bargaining began. b. if general motors and the united auto workers union both had excellent bargaining representatives, would this be the final labor contract? if not, then explain in words and graphically where they would end up after the bargaining process.

Atlas manufacturing produces a unique valve, and has the capacity to produce 50,000 valves annually. currently atlas produces 40,000 valves and is thinking about increasing production to 45,000 valves next year. what is the most likely behavior of total manufacturing costs and unit manufacturing costs given this change? a. total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will also increase. b. total manufacturing costs will stay the same and unit manufacturing costs will stay the same. c. total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will decrease. d. total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will stay the same.