A sporting goods manufacturer budgets production of 58,000 pairs of ski boots in the first quarter and 49,000 pairs in the second quarter of the upcoming year. Each pair of boots require 2 kg of a key raw material. The company aims to end each quarter with ending raw materials inventory equal to 30% of the following quarter's material needs. Beginning inventory for this material is 34,800 kg and the cost per kg is $7. What is the budgeted materials purchases cost for the first quarter?

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White truffles are a very prized and rare edible fungus that grow naturally in the countryside near alba, italy. suppose that it costs $200 per day to search for white truffles. on an average day, the total number of white truffles (t) found in alba is t = 20x − x 2 , where x is the number of people searching for white truffles on that day. white truffles can be sold for $100 each. if there is no regulation, how many more people will be searching for white truffles than the socially optimal number?

What is one of the advantages of getting a government-sponsored mortgage instead of a conventional mortgage