Clam Gulch is a very popular clamming beach in Alaska. On good low tides, clammers can easily gather 60 clams (the state limit). However, cleaning and preparing the clams is a slow and labor-intensive process, if done properly. There is considerable wastage of this clam resource due to improper preparation. Economists would explain this wastage by saying that:
a. clams are free goods and hence subject to the tragedy of the commons effect.
b. clammers need to be taught better preparation methods.
c. clammers are just lazy and ignorant. the cost of preparation is too high.
d. all of the above.

Allen's office department manufactures computer desks in its​ moosejaw, saskatchewan, plant. the company uses activity based costing to allocate all manufacturing conversion costs​ (direct labour and manufacturing​ overhead). its activities and related data​ follow: ​(click the icon to view the activity areas and related​ data.) requirements 1. compute the​ per-unit manufacturing product cost of standard desks and unpainted desks. 2. premanufacturing​ activities, such as product​ design, were assigned to the standard desks at $ 5 each and to the unpainted desks at $ 2 each. similar analyses were conducted of postmanufacturing​ activities, such as​ distribution, marketing, and customer service. the postmanufacturing costs were $ 31 per standard and $ 26 per unpainted desk. compute the full product costs per desk. 3. which product costs are reported in the external financial​ statements? which costs are used for management decision​ making? explain the difference. 4. what price should allen's managers set for standard desks to earn a $ 52 profit per​ desk?