Sales and Production Budgets Sonic Inc. manufactures two models of speakers, Rumble and Thunder. Based on the following production and sales data for June, prepare (a) a sales budget and (b) a production budget: Rumble Thunder Estimated inventory (units), June 1 750 300 Desired inventory (units), June 30 500 250 Expected sales volume (units): Midwest Region 12,000 3,500 South Region 14,000 4,000 Unit sales price $60 $90 a. Prepare a sales budget.

Suppose a firm faces a fixed price of output, 푝푝= 1200. the firm hires workers from a union at a daily wage, 푤푤, to produce output according to the production function 푞푞= 2퐸퐸12. there are 225 workers in the union. any union worker who does not work for this firm is guaranteed to find nonunion employment at a wage of $96 per day. a. what is the firm’s labor demand function? b. if the firm is allowed to choose 푤푤, but then the union decides how many workers to provide (up to 225) at that wage, what wage will the firm set? how many workers will the union provide? what is the firm’s output and profit? what is the total income of the 225 union workers? c. now suppose that the union sets the wage, but the firm decides how many workers to hire at that wage (up to 225). what wage will the union set to maximize the total income of all 225 workers? how many workers will the firm hire? what is the firm’s output and profit? what is the total income of the 225 union workers? [hint: to maximize total income of union, take the first order condition with respect to w and set equal to 0.]

Singer and mcmann are partners in a business. singer’s original capital was $40,000 and mcmann’s was $60,000. they agree to salaries of $12,000 and $18,000 for singer and mcmann respectively and 10% interest on original capital. if they agree to share remaining profits and losses on a 3: 2 ratio, what will mcmann’s share of the income be if the income for the year was $15,000?

Suppose that alexi and tony can sell all their street tacos for $2 each and all their cuban sandwiches for $7.25 each. if each of them worked 20 hours per week, how should they split their time between the production of street tacos and cuban sandwiches? what is their maximum joint revenue?