Answer:
At one time, the centrally planned economy of China encouraged farmers to produce iron in their backyards, rather than have factories make iron. This proved unsuccessful, since most of the farmers' iron was of poor quality. Why do you think this approach was unsuccessful? How could this experiment become a success in a free market economy?
The reason why the approach whereby farmers make iron in their backyard could not work out is as a result of not being inclined in that market as they are only skilled in agriculture, also they do not understand the rhetorics of the business.
The experiment would be a success in a free market as anyone is allowed to sell such product, this gives room for competition and helps to price reduction which is good for the consumers, also it would help in improvement of such product's quality because of competition involved
Explanation:
Answer: A. Market Period.
B. Long Run
C. Short Run
Explanation:
A.Output and the number of firms are fixed
The MARKET PERIOD is a very short period that refers to a situation where all resources are FIXED. This means that Output itself is fixed and therefore cannot adjust to demand.
B.Plant capacity is flexible. Firms can enter and exit an industry.
This is the LONG RUN. A time where all resources are Variable. This means that factors such as Plant Capacity which is FIXED in the Short Run will simply be Variable and hence flexible in the long run. Other Firms are also free to enter or leave the Industry during this time.
C.Plant capacity and the number of firms are fixed. Firms can employ more labor if needed
This refers to the SHORT RUN which is a situation where AT LEAST one resource is FIXED and others are VARIABLE. As long as there is a Fixed Resource with some Variable Resources, it is the Short Run. Plant Capacity and Number of Firms are fixed but Labor is Variable. This makes this scenario a Short Run Scenario.
Answer: c) if the firm's core competence is based on proprietary technology, entering a joint venture might risk losing control of that technology.
Explanation:
When firms expand into international markets, it is a standard practice to partner with a local company that already has expertise in the market to enable an easier transition.
This creates a problem however because in partnering with the company, the competitive advantage that the company holds could be at risk. This is even more so if the competitive advantage is based on proprietary technology and by entering into a partnership and giving another company access to that technology, there is a risk that control could be lost.
Answer:
Break-even point (dollars)= $574,000
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Selling price per unit $ 200.00
Variable expense per unit $ 58.00
Fixed expense per month $ 407,540
<u>To calculate the break-even point in dollars, we need to use the following formula:</u>
Break-even point (dollars)= fixed costs/ contribution margin ratio
Break-even point (dollars)= 407,540 / [(200 - 58)/200]
Break-even point (dollars)= $574,000
Answer:
False
Explanation:
The GAAP established that when the benefits of obtaining accounting information are lower than the costs of providing that information, the information should not be provided.
For example, sometimes there are very small differences in certain accounts that don't allow a balance sheet to be balanced. If the accounting error is very small, e.g. just a few hundred dollars, then it is not reasonable to have a whole audit team check all the financial statements again to determine what caused the error. An adjusting entry could be made to close the account balances.
Imagine you are an auditor that must check the physical inventory of a factory and some boxes containing supplies are misplaced. It might take you a whole day to count again all the supplies and materials, but is it worth it? If the supplies were really expensive, probably yes, but if they were cheap components, then probably no.
