Concord Corporation produces a product that requires 2.6 pounds of materials per unit. The allowance for waste and spoilage per unit is 0.3 pounds and 0.1 pounds, respectively. The purchase price is $2 per pound, but a 2% discount is usually taken. Freight costs are $0.1 per pound, and receiving and handling costs are $0.07 per pound. The hourly wage rate is $9 per hour, but a raise which will average $0.40 will go into effect soon. Payroll taxes are $1.30 per hour, and fringe benefits average $2.50 per hour. Standard production time is 1 hour per unit, and the allowance for rest periods and setup is 0.2 hours and 0.1 hours, respectively. The standard direct labor rate per hour is:a) $12.80.b) $13.20.c) $9.40.d) $9.00.

Monica needs to assess the slide sequence and make quick changes to it. which view should she use in her presentation program? a. outline b. slide show c. slide sorter d. notes page e. handout

1. consider a two-firm industry. firm 1 (the incumbent) chooses a level of output qı. firm 2 (the potential entrant) observes qı and then chooses its level of output q2. the demand for the product is p 100 q, where q is the total output sold by the two firms which equals qi +q2. assume that the marginal cost of each firm is zero. a) find the subgame perfect equilibrium levels of qi and q2 keeping in mind that firm 1 chooses qi first and firm 2 observes qi and chooses its q2. find the profits of the two firms-n1 and t2- in the subgame perfect equilibrium. how do these numbers differ from the cournot equilibrium? b) for what level of qi would firm 2 be deterred from entering? would a rational firm 1 have an incentive to choose this level of qi? which entry condition does this market have: blockaded, deterred, or accommodated? now suppose that firm 2 has to incur a fixed cost of entry, f> 0. c) for what values of f will entry be blockaded? d) find out the entry deterring level of q, denoted by q1', a expression for firm l's profit, when entry is deterred, as a function of f. for what values of f would firm 1 use an entry deterring strategy?

Which of the following is considered part of a country’s infrastructure?