Which of the following describes a situation in which a shortage occurs? (ECON) A. Consumers want more video-game systems than the company can make.

B. A computer company tries to charge too high a price for a new laptop computer.

C. There is inefficiency in the productive process used to make cell phones.

D. A clothing store puts sweaters on sale to get rid of them before the end of winter.

(edit. the answer is A)

You are evaluating two different silicon wafer milling machines. the techron i costs $285,000, has a three-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $78,000 per year. the techron ii costs $495,000, has a five-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $45,000 per year. for both milling machines, use straight-line depreciation to zero over the project’s life and assume a salvage value of $55,000. if your tax rate is 24 percent and your discount rate is 11 percent, compute the eac for both machines.

In the fall of 2008, aig, the largest insurance company in the world at the time, was at risk of defaulting due to the severity of the global financial crisis. as a result, the u. s. government stepped in to support aig with large capital injections and an ownership stake. how would this affect, if at all, the yield and risk premium on aig corporate debt?

Lead time for one of your fastest-moving products is 20 days. demand during this period averages 90 units per day. a) what would be an appropriate reorder point? ) how does your answer change if demand during lead time doubles? ) how does your answer change if demand during lead time drops in half?