Cosden Corporation is an oil well service company that measures its output by the number of wells serviced. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes.

Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Well Serviced
Revenue $ 4,700
Employee salaries and wages $ 41,300 $ 1,000
Servicing materials $ 600
Other expenses $ 40,200
When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of May, it assumed that 29 wells would have been serviced. However, 31 wells were actually serviced during May.
The total expenses in the flexible budget for May would have been closest to:

a.$133,100
b.$124,513
c.$127,900
d.$131,100

Should the government be downsized? which functions should be cut back? which ones should be expanded?

Chipotle mexican grill, the american mexican food chain restaurant, opened its first restaurant in the united states in 1993. in 2010, chipotle opened its first restaurant in the united kingdom in london on charing cross. by late may 2013, the company had 6 restaurants in london, but they have not been doing well even though the british have taken a liking to mexican food (boyle, 2013). why has this successful u. s. chain not seen the same success overseas? if you were chipotle's ceo, how would you fix this situation? what is an alternative means of venturing outside of its domestic markets that may allow for a competitive advantage? then, pick a company that has not yet expanded overseas, or if it has expanded, suggest a different strategy for entrance into an overseas market that you feel would be more strategic for the company. research its rivals in the global marketplace and market conditions in the overseas market you are targeting. justify your recommended entry strategy based on these industry and market conditions.

Which of the following best explains why the demand for housing is more flexible than the supply? a. new housing developments are being constructed all the time. b. low interest rates for mortgages make buying a home very affordable. c. the increasing population always drives demand upwards. d. people can move more easily than producers can build new homes.