What should you do if you are operating a motorboat that is being overtaken by a sailboat?

Baldwin has negotiated a new labor contract for the next round that will affect the cost for their product bold. labor costs will go from $7.91 to $8.41 per unit. in addition, their material costs have fallen from $13.66 to $12.66. assume all period costs as reported on baldwin's income statement remain the same. if baldwin were to pass on half the new costs of labor and half the savings in materials to customers by adjusting the price of their product, how many units of product bold would need to be sold next round to break even on the product?

Which of the following is correct? a. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is more elastic. b. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is less elastic. c. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is closer to unit elastic. d. a tax burden is distributed independently of the relative elasticities of supply and demand.

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