Bob and Barbara Castle are each 39 years old and have sought your advice with regard to their financial affairs. Bob is a school administrator making $75,000 per year and Barbara is not employed outside of the home. The Castles' net worth is approximately $190,000. They have three kids, ages 6, 10, and 14. You have determined that the Castles currently have adequate life, health, auto, and homeowner's insurance. Which of the following forms of insurance is likely to fulfill their highest-priority remaining risk-management need?

Health insurance protects you if you experience any of the following except: a: if you have to be hospitalized b: if you damage someone's property c: if you need to visit a clinic d: if you can't work because of illness

Make or buy eastside company incurs a total cost of $120,000 in producing 10,000 units of a component needed in the assembly of its major product. the component can be purchased from an outside supplier for $11 per unit. a related cost study indicates that the total cost of the component includes fixed costs equal to 50% of the variable costs involved. a. should eastside buy the component if it cannot otherwise use the released capacity? present your answer in the form of differential analysis. use negative sign represent a net disadvantage answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. cost from outside supplier $answer variable costs avoided by purchasing answer net advantage (disadvantage) to purchase alternative $answer b. what would be your answer to requirement (a) if the released capacity could be used in a project that would generate $50,000 of contribution margin? use negative sign represent a net disadvantage answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers.

What are the weak points of economic costs that are part of a free enterprise economy?