When each person specializes in producing the good in which he or she has a comparative advantage, total production in the economy a. falls. b. rises. c. stays the same. d. may fall, rise, or stay the same?

Abenefit of using a debit or credit card instead of cash is that it provides a paper record of a purchase. looking at the purchases below, which one should be made using a credit or a debit card?

Amanda works as an industrial designer

Emery pharmaceutical uses an unstable chemical compound that must be kept in an environment where both temperature and humidity can be controlled. emery uses 825 pounds per month of the chemical, estimates the holding cost to be 50% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $48 per order. the cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: vendor 1 vendor 2 quantity price/lb quantity price/lb 1-499 $17 1-399 $17.10 500-999 $16.75 400-799 $16.85 1000+ $16.50 800-1199 $16.60 1200+ $16.25 (a) what is the economic order quantity for each supplier? (b) what quantity should be ordered and which supplier should be used? (c) the total cost for the most economic order sire is $