Assume that a manufacturing company incurred the following costs: Direct labor $ 90,000 Advertising $ 40,000 Factory supervision $ 39,000 Sales commissions $ 15,000 Depreciation, office equipment $ 4,000 Indirect materials $ 5,000 Depreciation, factory building $ 20,000 Administrative office salaries $ 1,000 Utilities, factory $ 2,500 Direct materials $ 109,000 Insurance, factory $ 8,000 Property taxes, factory $ 7,000 If the information above pertains to 1,000 units of production, what is its average manufacturing cost per unit

You are an employee of an u. s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u. s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u. s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

Read the following scenario and answer the question in 5-10 sentences. you are the owner of a small business that is a defendant in a lawsuit in federal court. you received bad news from your lawyer that the judge did not allow certain documents to be admitted as evidence in court and that the jury reached a $50,000 verdict in favor of the plaintiff. your lawyer tells you that it is within your legal right to hire him to file an appeal with the united states court of appeals. if the appellate court rules in your favor, you may be able to avoid paying part or all of the $50,000. evaluate your lawyer’s suggestion about appealing the decision.

Communication comes in various forms. which of the following is considered an old form of communication? a) e-mail b) letter c) skype d) texting