A contribution income statement for the Nantucket Inn is shown below. (Ignore income taxes.) Revenue $ 2,350,000 Less: Variable expenses 1,240,000 Contribution margin $ 1,110,000 Less: Fixed expenses 705,000 Net income $ 405,000 Required: 1. Prepare a contribution income statement if the hotel's volume of activity increases by 25 percent, and fixed expenses increase by 50 percent. 2. Prepare a contribution income statement if the ratio of variable expenses to revenue doubles. There is no change in the hotel's volume of activity. Fixed expenses decline by $270,000.

At a young age, ebony's coaches were confident she had the potential to be a world-class swimmer with a future coaching career. after four years on an athletic scholarship and olympic experience under her belt, she chose a different path. with her savings and personal connections, she rented a corner building in a bustling san francisco neighborhood and pursued her dream: a surf shop business. ebony's dream was rooted in which basic right of free-market capitalism?

Suppose that kenji, an economist from an am talk radio program, and lucia, an economist from a school of industrial relations, are arguing over health insurance. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: lucia: a popular topic for debate among politicians as well as economists is the idea of providing government assistance for health benefits. kenji: i think it is oppressive for the government to tax people who take care of themselves in order to pay for health insurance for those who are obese. lucia: i disagree. i think government funding of health insurance is useful to ensure basic fairness. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? lawyers make up an excessive percentage of elected officials. minimum wage laws do more to harm low-skilled workers than them. tariffs and import quotas generally reduce economic welfare.

Which change is illustrated by the shift taking place on this graph? a decrease in supply an increase in supply o an increase in demand o a decrease in demand