Abrams Bottling Company sells fruit-flavored colas. Estimated sales in cartons for May, June, and July are 1,000, 3,000, and 5,000, respectively. The price is forecast at $5 per carton. Abrams requires that finished goods ending inventory be 20 percent of the next month's sales. Inventory was 500 units on May 1. Each carton requires 12 oz. of fruit syrup and 130 oz. of carbonated water. Materials ending inventory is 10 percent of the next month's production needs. May 1 inventory met that requirement. A. Budgeted revenue for May is$( )
B. Budgeted revenue for July is$( )
C. Production in May is ( )cartons
D. Production in June is ( )cartons
E. Purchases of syrup in May is ( )ounces
F. Purchases of carbonated water in May is ( )ounces

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?

1. which one of the following would be an example of a supply-side market failure? a. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, and after the leak is discovered, the business immediately cleans up the pollution at its own expense. b. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, but the state uses taxpayer money to clean up the pollution rather than requiring the business to pay. c. your business wants to attract repeat customers by putting on a customer-appreciation picnic at a public park, but you decide not to because you couldn't prevent noncustomers from consuming the food and entertainment you provided. d. everyone rushes to the local retail outlet at midnight on the day of the release of a new video game console, and the store runs out before everyone is able to buy one.

Jake and janelle loved to prepare gourmet meals for friends and family. they started a business of preparing theme-type dinners for friends who were having parties. to generate even more interest in the business, janelle created on her website. she posted pictures of events, and close-ups of the food they served. she encouraged patrons and others to post reviews, comments, and favorite recipes, and to share their own party ideas. her promotion became a dialogue between buyers of her service and the business. interactive promotion infomercials product placement broadcast