Lenovo uses the zx-81 chip in some of its laptop computers. the prices for the chip during the last 12 months were as follows: month price per chip month price per chip january $1.85 july $1.80 february $1.61 august $1.85 march $1.60 september $1.60 april $1.85 october $1.57 may $1.90 november $1.62 june $1.95 december $1.75 this exercise contains only part d. with alpha = 0.1 and the initial forecast for october of $1.81, using exponential smoothing, the forecast for periods 11 and 12 is (round your responses to two decimal places): month oct nov dec forecast $1.81 1.79 1.77 with alpha = 0.3 and the initial forecast for october of $1.77, using exponential smoothing, the forecast for periods 11 and 12 is (round your responses to two decimal places): month oct nov dec forecast $1.77 1.71 1.68 with alpha = 0.5 and the initial forecast for october of $1.73, using exponential smoothing, the forecast for periods 11 and 12 is (round your responses to two decimal places): month oct nov dec forecast $1.73 1.65 1.63 based on the months of october, november, and december, the mean absolute deviation using exponential smoothing where alpha = 0.1 and the initial forecast for octoberequals$1.81 is $ 1.786 (round your response to three decimal places).

5. profit maximization and shutting down in the short run suppose that the market for polos is a competitive market. the following graph shows the daily cost curves of a firm operating in this market. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 price (dollars per polo) quantity (thousands of polos) mc atc avc for each price in the following table, calculate the firm's optimal quantity of units to produce, and determine the profit or loss if it produces at that quantity, using the data from the previous graph to identify its total variable cost. assume that if the firm is indifferent between producing and shutting down, it will produce. (hint: you can select the purple points [diamond symbols] on the previous graph to see precise information on average variable cost.) price quantity total revenue fixed cost variable cost profit (dollars per polo) (polos) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) 12.50 135,000 27.50 135,000 45.00 135,000 if the firm shuts down, it must incur its fixed costs (fc) in the short run. in this case, the firm's fixed cost is $135,000 per day. in other words, if it shuts down, the firm would suffer losses of $135,000 per day until its fixed costs end (such as the expiration of a building lease). this firm's shutdown price—that is, the price below which it is optimal for the firm to shut down—is per polo.

Shrieves casting company is considering adding a new line to its product mix, and the capital budgeting analysis is being conducted by sidney johnson, a recently graduated mba. the production line would be set up in unused space in the main plant. the machinery’s invoice price would be approximately $200,000, another $10,000 in shipping charges would be required, and it would cost an additional $30,000 to install the equipment. the machinery has an economic life of 4 years, and shrieves has obtained a special tax ruling that places the equipment in the macrs 3-year class. the machinery is expected to have a salvage value of $25,000 after 4 years of use. the new line would generate incremental sales of 1,250 units per year for 4 years at an incremental cost of $100 per unit in the first year, excluding depreciation. each unit can be sold for $200 in the first year. the sales price and cost are both expected to increase by 3% per year due to inflation. further, to handle the new line, the firm’s net working capital would have to increase by an amount equal to 12% of sales revenues. the firm’s tax rate is 40%, and its overall weighted average cost of capital, which is the risk-adjusted cost of capital for an average project (r), is 10%. define “incremental cash flow.” (1) should you subtract interest expense or dividends when calculating project cash flow?

On analyzing her company’s goods transport route, simone found that they could reduce transport costs by a quarter if they merged different transport routes. what role (job) does simone play at her company? simone is at her company.