Sam and Teresa run a catering business in which they have two major tasks: getting new clients and preparing food for events and parties. It takes Sam 10 hours to prepare the food for an event and 5 hours of effort to get each new client. For Teresa, it takes 12 hours to prepare food for an event and 3 hours to get a new client. In this scenario, has an absolute advantage in food preparation, and has a comparative advantage in food preparation. Suppose that initially, Sam and Teresa are splitting both tasks for a large number of events. Then they decide to start shifting some work according to the principle of comparative advantage. In particular, the person with the comparative advantage in food preparation will take over preparing food for one more event by taking the necessary time away from getting more clients, and the other person will use the freed-up time from not preparing food for one event to get more clients. As a result, the total number of events for which food is prepared will remain unchanged, but the number of new clients will increase by .
Answers: 3
Other questions on the subject: Business
Business, 22.06.2019 01:50, jjaheimhicks3419
Amanda rice has just arranged to purchase a $640,000 vacation home in the bahamas with a 20 percent down payment. the mortgage has a 7 percent apr compounded monthly and calls for equal monthly payments over the next 30 years. her first payment will be due one month from now. however, the mortgage has an eight-year balloon payment, meaning that the balance of the loan must be paid off at the end of year 8. there were no other transaction costs or finance charges. how much will amanda’s balloon payment be in eight years
Answers: 3
Business, 22.06.2019 22:10, Har13526574
jackie's snacks sells fudge, caramels, and popcorn. it sold 12,000 units last year. popcorn outsold fudge by a margin of 2 to 1. sales of caramels were the same as sales of popcorn. fixed costs for jackie's snacks are $14,000. additional information follows: product unit sales prices unit variable cost fudge $5.00 $4.00 caramels $8.00 $5.00 popcorn $6.00 $4.50 the breakeven sales volume in units for jackie's snacks is
Answers: 1
Business, 23.06.2019 08:30, wmaingrette1
Which of the following scenarios will probably cause prices to drop
Answers: 3
Business, 23.06.2019 17:20, QueenNerdy889
How do unseen costs make it difficult to decide if it is better for government or private companies/people to spend our money? provide an example using a “seen” and “unseen” cost to prove your answer.
Answers: 1
You know the right answer?
Sam and Teresa run a catering business in which they have two major tasks: getting new clients and p...
Questions in other subjects:
Geography, 20.02.2020 03:35
Computers and Technology, 20.02.2020 03:35
