Miami solar manufactures solar panels for industrial use. the company budgets production of 5,000 units (solar panels) in july and 5,300 units in august. each unit requires 3 pounds of direct materials, which cost $6 per pound. the company’s policy is to maintain direct materials inventory equal to 30% of the next month’s direct materials requirement. as of june 30, the company has 4,500 pounds of direct materials in inventory, which complies with the policy. prepare a direct materials budget for july.

As a result of a labeling mistake at the chemical factory, a farmer accidentally sprays weedkiller rather than fertilizer on half her land. as a result, she loses half of her productive farmland. if the property of diminishing returns applies to all factors of production, she should expect to seea. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. b. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. c. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor. d. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor.