G Consider monopoly firm that produces diamonds. This firm sells in two distinct markets, one is completely sealed off from the other. The inverse demand curve for the firm's product in the first market (market 1) is p_1 = 16 - 0.5q_1. The inverse demand curve in the second market (market 2) is p_2 = 26-0.5q_2. The firm's cost function is C(q) = 10q, where q is the firm's entire output (destined for either market: q = q_1+q_2). The firm's objective is to maximize profits. The government imposes a unit tax t=1 on quantity sold in each market and the firm can charge different uniform prices in different markets. What price should the firm charge in each market to maximize profit?

Instructions: use the following information to construct the 2000 balance sheet and income statement for carolina business machines. round all numbers to the nearest whole dollar. all numbers are in thousands of dollars. be sure to read the whole problem before you jump in and get started. at the end of 1999 the firm had $43,000 in gross fixed assets. in 2000 they purchased an additional $14,000 of fixed asset equipment. accumulated depreciation at the end of 1999 was $21,000. the depreciation expense in 2000 is $4,620. at the end of 2000 the firm had $3,000 in cash and $3,000 in accounts payable. in 2000 the firm extended a total of $9,000 in credit to a number of their customers in the form of accounts receivable. the firm generated $60,000 in sales revenue in 2000. their cost of goods sold was 60 percent of sales. they also incurred salaries and wages expense of $10,000. to date the firm has $1,000 in accrued salaries and wages. they borrowed $10,000 from their local bank to finance the $15,000 in inventory they now have on hand. the firm also has $7,120 invested in marketable securities. the firm currently has $20,000 in long-term debt outstanding and paid $2,000 in interest on their outstanding debt. over the firm's life, shareholders have put up $30,000. eighty percent of the shareholder's funds are in the form of retained earnings. the par value per share of carolina business machines stock is

Job 456 was recently completed. the following data have been recorded on its job cost sheet: direct materials $ 2,418 direct labor-hours 74 labor-hours direct labor wage rate $ 13 per labor-hour machine-hours 137 machine-hours the corporation applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine-hours. the predetermined overhead rate is $14 per machine-hour. the total cost that would be recorded on the job cost sheet for job 456 would be: multiple choice $3,380 $5,298 $6,138 $2,622

Gus needs to purée his soup while it's still in the pot. what is the best tool for him to use? a. potato masher b. immersion blender c. rotary mixer d. whisk