Suppose that the market for eggs is initially in long-run equilibrium. One day, enterprising and profit-hungry egg farmer Atkins has the inspiration to fit his laying hens with rose-colored lenses. His inspiration is true genius—overnight his egg production rises and his costs fall. a. Will farmer Atkins be able to leverage his inspiration into greater profit in the short run? Why?
b. Farmer Atkin’s right-hand man, Abner, accidentally leaks news of the boss’ inspiration at the local bar and grill. The next thing Farmer Atkins knows, he’s being interviewed by Brian Williams for the NBC evening news. What short-run adjustments do you expect competing egg farms to make as a result of this broadcast? What will happen to the profits of egg farmers?

Problem 2-18 job-order costing for a service company [lo2-1, lo2-2, lo2-3]speedy auto repairs uses a job-order costing system. the company's direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics' hourly wages. speedy's overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager's salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room. the company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates: direct labor-hours required to support estimated output 10,000fixed overhead cost $ 90,000variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 1.00 required: 1. compute the predetermined overhead rate.2. during the year, mr. wilkes brought in his vehicle to replace his brakes, spark plugs, and tires. the following information was available with respect to his job: direct materials $ 600direct labor cost $ 180direct labor-hours used 2 compute mr. wilkes' total job cost. 3. if speedy establishes its selling prices using a markup percentage of 30% of its total job cost, then how much would it have charged mr. wilkes?

Match each item to check for while reconciling a bank account with the document to which it relates. (there's not just one answer) 1. balancing account statement 2. balancing check register a. nsf fees b. deposits in transit c. interest earned d. bank errors

Order these statements in the correct order to fill in the central idea and key points for a chronological speech. question 22 options: there are several steps that someone must take to become a doctor. finally, you will need to get a medical license, and become board certified in your specialty area. then, you must get admitted into to medical school and earn a medical degree. next, you will need to complete a residency. first you must earn a bachelors degree.