Which of the following least likely describes a firm that is experiencing economies of scale? Select the correct answer below
A) A firm produces hand-painted plates. The firm has no fixed costs, any worker for the firm takes the same amount of time to paint one item regardless of how many items they paint, and the firm cannot receive any discounts for ordering raw materials in bulk.
B) In order to manufacture its product, a firm must purchase one very expensive piece of equipment. Once it has that piece of equipment, the firm can produce as much of the product as it wants at almost no additional cost.
C) As the number of workers at a firm increases, the firm has almost unending opportunities to further specialize the tasks its workers complete, and in each case specialization leads to greater efficiency
D) In order to supply a utility to a house, a utility company must connect the house to some part of its existing infrastructure

Verizon communications, inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-k report. the aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at december 31, 2010, are as follows: years (dollars in millions) capital leases operatingleases 2011 $97 $1,898 2012 74 1,720 2013 70 1,471 2014 54 1,255 2015 42 1,012 thereafter 81 5,277 total minimum 418 $ 12,633 rental commitments less interest and (86) executory costs present value of 332 minimum lease payments less current (75) installments long-term obligation $257 at december 31, 2010 (a) confirm that verizon capitalized its capital leases using a rate of 7.4 %. (b) compute the present value of verizon's operating leases, assuming an 7.4% discount rate and rounding the remaining lease term to 3 decimal places. (use a financial calculator or excel to compute. do not round until your final answers. round each answer to the nearest whole number.)

Upon completion of the northwest-corner rule, which source-destination cell is guaranteed to be occupied? a. top-leftb. the cell with the lowest shipping costc. bottom-leftd. top-righte. bottom-right

You've arrived at the pecan shellers conference—your first networking opportunity. naturally, you're feeling nervous, but to avoid seeming insecure or uncertain, you've decided to a. speak a little louder than you would normally. b. talk on your cell phone as you walk around. c. hold an empowered image of yourself in your mind. d. square your shoulders before entering the room.