An individual who makes $32,000 per year anticipates retiring in 30 years. If their salary is increased by $600 each year and they deposit 10% of their yearly salary into a fund that earns 7% interest, what is the future worth at retirement?

Which of the following best explains why the demand for housing is more flexible than the supply? a. new housing developments are being constructed all the time. b. low interest rates for mortgages make buying a home very affordable. c. the increasing population always drives demand upwards. d. people can move more easily than producers can build new homes.

Doogan corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: standard quantity or hours standard price or rate direct materials 2.0 grams $ 7.00 per gram direct labor 1.6 hours $ 12.00 per hour variable overhead 1.6 hours $ 6.00 per hour the company produced 5,000 units in january using 10,340 grams of direct material and 2,320 direct labor-hours. during the month, the company purchased 10,910 grams of the direct material at $7.30 per gram. the actual direct labor rate was $12.85 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $5.80 per hour. the company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. the direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. the materials quantity variance for january is:

Eon inc., electravia inc., and fc inc., the three largest firms in the consumer electronics industry, hold close to 85 percent of the industry's market share. these companies mainly compete against each other by providing unique features in their products rather than pricing them low. these firms are interdependent, and each firm must consider the strategic actions of its competitors. which of the following industry competitive structures does this scenario best illustrate? monopolistic competition oligopoly monopoly perfect competition