Consider a trading company located an industrial complex that sells electronic components. Due to its location, when an order is placed, it is instantaneously replenished. The most popular product is a RFID reader, which has an annual demand of 4,000 units and the purchasing price per unit is $80. The selling price of a RFID reader is $100. The annual interest rate is 10% and the average ordering cost is $40 per order. Compute the optimal total annual cost, the economic order quantity, and the optimal order interval for RFID readers.

You are an employee of an u. s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u. s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u. s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

Which of the following statements about brand names is true? brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. it is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. musashi sees a commercial for a brand x clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy a brand x t-shirt.

Describe the three different ways the argument section of a cover letter can be formatted