Assume that an appliance manufacturer is employing variable resources x and y in such amounts that the mrps of the last units of x and y employed are $100 and $60 respectively. resource x can be hired at $50 per unit and resource y at $20 per unit. the firm:

a. should hire more of both x and y
b. should hire more of y and less of x
c. is producing with the least-costly combination of x and y, but could increase its profits by employing more of x and less of y
d. is using the least-cost combination of x and y, but could increase its profits by employing less of both x and y

In the united states, one worker can produce 10 tons of steel per day or 20 tons of chemicals per day. in the united kingdom, one worker can produce 5 tons of steel per day or 15 tons of chemicals per day. the united kingdom has a comparative advantage in the production of:

Now ray has had the tires for two months and he notices that the tread has started to pull away from the tire. he has already contacted the place who sold the tires and calmly and accurately explained the problem. they didn’t him because they no longer carry that tire. so he talked with the manager and he still did not get the tire replaced. his consumer rights are being violated. pretend you are ray and write a letter to the company’s headquarters. here are some points to keep in mind when writing the letter: include your name, address, and account number, if appropriate. describe your purchase (name of product, serial numbers, date and location of purchase). state the problem and give the history of how you tried to resolve the problem. ask for a specific action. include how you can be reached.

Question 6 of 102 pointswhich situation shows a constant rate of change? oa. the number of tickets sold compared with the number of minutesbefore a football gameob. the height of a bird over timeoc. the cost of a bunch of grapes compared with its weightod. the outside temperature compared with the time of day