Sunland bunyon lumber co. produces several products that can be sold at the split-off point or processed further and then sold. the following results are from a recent period: product sales value at split-off additional variable costs sales value after further processing green lumber $165600 $28000 $191400 rough lumber 13 29300 182000 sawdust 11 21100 139200 which products should be processed further?

Croy inc. has the following projected sales for the next five months: month sales in units april 3,850 may 3,875 june 4,260 july 4,135 august 3,590 croy’s finished goods inventory policy is to have 60 percent of the next month’s sales on hand at the end of each month. direct material costs $2.50 per pound, and each unit requires 2 pounds. raw materials inventory policy is to have 50 percent of the next month’s production needs on hand at the end of each month. raw materials on hand at march 31 totaled 3,741 pounds. 1. determine budgeted production for april, may, and june. 2. determine the budgeted cost of materials purchased for april, may, and june. (round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Based on this model, households earn income whenfirms purchasegoods and services in factor markets. suppose eileen earns $575 per week working as an analyst for a-plus accountants. she uses $10 to buy a box of aspirin at pillmart pharmacy. pillmart pharmacy pays clancy $250 per week to work the cash register. clancy uses $125 to purchase tax services from a-plus accountants. identify whether each of the following events in this scenario occurs in the factor market or the product market. event factor market product market eileen earns $575 per week working for a-plus accountants. eileen spends $10 to buy a box of aspirin. clancy spends $125 to purchase tax services from a-plus accountants. which of the elements of this scenario represent a flow from a firm to a household

5. understanding marginal and average tax rates consider the economy of citronia, where citizens consume only oranges. assume that oranges are priced at $1 each. the government has devised the following tax plans: plan a • consumption up to 1,000 oranges is taxed at 50%. • consumption higher than 1,000 oranges is taxed at 20%. plan b • consumption up to 2,000 oranges is taxed at 15%. • consumption higher than 2,000 oranges is taxed at 60%. use the plan a and plan b tax schemes to complete the following table by deriving the marginal and average tax rates under each tax plan at the consumption levels of 300 oranges, 1,200 oranges, and 3,000 oranges, respectively. consumption level plan a plan b (quantity of oranges) marginal tax rate average tax rate marginal tax rate average tax rate (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) 300 1,200 3,000 complete the following table by indicating whether each plan is a progressive tax system, a proportional tax system, or a regressive tax system. progressive proportional regressive plan a plan b