Which of the following most accurately states the economic significance of exchange? a. physical goods have value because they exist; exchange can neither increase nor decrease their value. b. production of physical goods creates value; exchange merely redistributes this value. c. exchange creates value by moving goods from parties who value them less to parties who value them more. d. exchange reduces value since it consumes resources without adding to the physical supply of goods.

Ardmore farm and seed has an inventory dilemma. they have been selling a brand of very popular insect spray for the past year. they have never really analyzed the costs incurred from ordering and holding the inventory and currently fave a large stock of the insecticide in the warehouse. they estimate that it costs $25 to place an order, and it costs $0.25 per gallon to hold the spray. the annual requirements total 80,000 gallons for a 365 day year.a. assuming that 10,000 gallons are ordered each time an order is placed, estimate the annual inventory costs.b. calculate the eoq.c. given the eoq calculated in part b., how many orders should be placed and what is the average inventory balance? d. if it takes seven days to receive an order from suppliers, at what inventory level should ardmore place another order?

Your uncle borrows $53,000 from the bank at 11 percent interest over the nine-year life of the loan. use appendix d for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. what equal annual payments must be made to discharge the loan, plus pay the bank its required rate of interest

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