Flexible manufacturing technologies allow companies to group of answer choices a) mass-produce a standardized output at a low delivered cost.
b) avoid plant-level diseconomies of scale. c) produce small batches of high-quality customized products at a high cost. d) ride down the experience curve more rapidly than competitors. e) produce small batches of customized products at a relatively low cost.

True or flase? a. new technological developments can us adapt to depleting sources of natural resources. b. research and development funds from the government to private industry never pay off for the country as a whole; they only increase the profits of rich corporations. c. in order for fledgling industries in poor nations to thrive, they must receive protection from foreign trade. d. countries with few natural resources will always be poor. e. as long as real gdp (gross domestic product) grows at a slower rate than the population, per capita real gdp increases.

Zeta corporation is a manufacturer of sports caps, which require soft fabric. the standards for each cap allow 2.00 yards of soft fabric, at a cost of $2.00 per yard. during the month of january, the company purchased 25,000 yards of soft fabric at $2.10 per yard, to produce 12,000 caps. what is zeta corporation's materials price variance for the month of january?

During which of the following phases of the business cycle does the real gdp fall? a. trough b. expansion c. contraction d. peak