Country furniture company manufactures furniture at its akron, ohio, factory. some of its costs from the past year include: depreciation on sales office $ 9700 depreciation on factory equipment 16,600 factory supervisor salary 50,200 sales commissions 23,600 lubricants used in factory equipment 3000 insurance costs for factory 21,400 wages paid to maintenance workers 115,400 fabric used to upholster furniture 10,800 freight-in (on raw materials) 3600 costs of delivery to customers 9000 wages paid to assembly-line workers 115,600 lumber used to build product 82,200 utilities in factory 54,800 utilities in sales office 26,100direct material costs for country furniture company totaled

Kubin company’s relevant range of production is 24,000 to 31,000 units. when it produces and sells 27,500 units, its average costs per unit are as follows:

Two firms, a and b, each currently emit 100 tons of chemicals into the air. the government has decided to reduce the pollution and from now on will require a pollution permit for each ton of pollution emitted into the air. the government gives each firm 40 pollution permits, which it can either use or sell to the other firm. it costs firm a $200 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it is emitted into the air, and it costs firm b $100 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it is emitted into the air. after the two firms buy or sell pollution permits from each other, we would expect that firm a will emit a. 100 fewer tons of pollution into the air, and firm b will emit 20 fewer tons of pollution into the air. b. 20 more tons of pollution into the air, and firm b will emit 100 fewer tons of pollution into the air. c. 50 fewer tons of pollution into the air, and firm b will emit 50 fewer tons of pollution into the air. d. 20 fewer tons of pollution into the air, and firm b will emit 100 fewer tons of pollution into the air.

How do unseen costs make it difficult to decide if it is better for government or private companies/people to spend our money? provide an example using a “seen” and “unseen” cost to prove your answer.