Two constraints to maximizing profit are cost of production and consumer demand.
Consumer demand is essential for revenue. Competition and budget can affect demand and put constraints to profit maximization. Cost of production can constraint profits maximization too because the higher the cost of raw material, the higher the cost of production will be, which in turn will affect the price of the product. This increase in price can also affect the demand.
The answer is then D.
Answer:
11400
the investment should be made because NPV is positive
Explanation:
Net present value is the present value of after-tax cash flows from an investment less the amount invested.
NPV =( Net annual cash flows x present value factor) - cost
(37300 x 5,02 ) - $175,846 = 11400
Answer:
C. Playgrounds are rival in consumption, and the optimal number of playgrounds is three.
Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
For 3 playgrounds, total willingness to pay is
= 200 + 1600 + 800
= 2600 > Marginal cost (2250).
And,
For 4 playgrounds, total willingness to pay is
= 100 + 1400 + 700
= 2200 < Marginal cost (2250).
Therefore, 3 playgrounds should be considered as an optimal and playground would be rival
Answer:
The gain of $18000 would be reported in income statement
Explanation:
At each reporting date, the investment needs to be recorded at fair value to reflect current market prices and realities.
As a result,the fair value increase in investment of $18000 (fair value less costs) would be shown in income statement as unrealized gain on investment since the investment has not been disposed of.
Under IFRS for instance the gain would be shown under other comprehensive in order to emphasis its unrealized nature.
Answer:
No, a currency carry trade with positive profit can not be conducted.
Explanation:
The currency carry trade is the trading strategy where investor funding from lower-yield currency to invest in higher-yield currency with expectation to earn positive profit from the yield differences between the two currencies.
However, this strategy only works when the difference is big enough to compensate for the depreciation ( if any) of the higher-yield currency against the lower-yield currency.
With the given information, the strategy will not work because the depreciation of NZ$ against US$ after one-year is too big to be compensated for the yield difference.
For specific example, suppose the strategy is conducted, in 2008, an investor will borrow, for example, US$1 at 4.2%, exchange it to NZ$1.71. Then, invest NZ$1.71 at 9.1%.
In 2019, an investor will get NZ$1.86561 (1.71 x 1.091). The, he/she exchanges at the 2019 exchange rate, for US$1.36176 (1.86561 / 1.37). While at the same time, he will have to pay back 1 x 1.042 = US$1.042 => The loss making in US$ is US$0.32.
