Prices of california merlot wine (assume that this is a normal good) have risen steadily in recent years. over this same period, prices for french oak barrels used for wine storage have dropped and consumer incomes have risen. which of the following best explains the rising prices of california merlots ?

a) the demand curve for merlot has shifted to the right faster than the supply curve has shifted to the right

b) the supply curve for merlot has shifted to the right faster than the demand curve has shifted to the right

c) the demand curve and the supply curve for merlot have both shifted to the lefft

d) the supply curve for merlot has shifted to the right while the demand curve for merlot has shifted to the left

As sales exceed the break‑even point, a high contribution‑margin percentage (a) increases profits faster than does a low contribution-margin percentage (b) increases profits at the same rate as a low contribution-margin percentage (c) decreases profits at the same rate as a low contribution-margin percentage (d) increases profits slower than does a low contribution-margin percentage

Which of these is an example of innovation?

Acompany has two products: standard and deluxe. the company expects to produce 36,375 standard units and 62,240 deluxe units. it uses activity-based costing and has prepared the following analysis showing budgeted cost and cost driver activity for each of its three activity cost pools.budgeted activity of cost driver activity cost pool budgeted cost standard deluxe activity 1 $ 93,000 2,500 5,250 activity 2 $ 92,000 4,500 5,500 activity 3 $ 87,000 3,000 2,800 what is the overhead cost per unit for the standard units? what is the overhead cost per unit for the deluxe units? (round activity rate and cost per unit answers to 2 decimal places.)activity expected costs expected activity driver activity rate1 93,000 2 92,000 3 87,000 standard activity activity driver activity rate allocated costs1 2 3