George earns $500,000 playing baseball for team x. his next best alternative to playing baseball is to own a fast-food restaurant, for which he would earn $100,000 a year. his next best alternative to playing baseball for team x is playing baseball for team y, for which he would earn $400,000 a year. this example best illustrates the economic principle that:
a. economic rent is never zero.
b. base-ball players earn higher incomes than fast-food resturanteurs.
c. economic rent exists in all situations.
d. economic rent differs depending upon the perspective from which the factor is viewed,

When cell phones were first entering the market, they were relatively large and reception was undependable. all cell phones were essentially the same. but as the technology developed, many competitors entered, introducing features unique to their phones. today, cell phones are only a small fraction of the size and weight of their predecessors. consumers can buy cell phones with color screens, cameras, internet access, daily planners, or voice activation (and any combination of these features). the history of the cell phone demonstrates what marketing trend?

1. alwaysrain irrigation, inc. would like to determine capacity requirements for the next four years. currently, two production lines are in place for making bronze and plastic sprinklers. three types of sprinklers are available in both bronze and plastic: 90-degree nozzle sprinklers, 180-degree nozzle sprinklers, and 360-degree nozzle sprinklers. management has forecast demand for the next four years as follows: both production lines can produce all the different types of nozzles. the bronze machines needed for the bronze sprinklers require two operators and can produce up to 12,000 sprinklers. the plastic injection molding machine needed for the plastic sprinklers requires four operators and can produce up to 200,000 sprinklers. three bronze machines and only one injection molding machine are available. what are the capacity requirements for the next four years? (assume that there is no learning.)

Georgia orchards produced a good crop of peaches this year. after preparing the following income statement, the company is concerned about the net loss on its no. 3 peaches. georgia orchards income statement for year ended december 31, 2017 no. 1 no. 2 no. 3 combined sales (by grade) no. 1: 300,000 ibs. @ $1.50/lb $ 450,000 no. 2: 300,000 ibs. @ $1.00/lb $ 300,000 no. 3: 750,000 ibs. @ $0.25/lb $ 187,500 total sales $ 937,500 costs tree pruning and care @ $0.30/ib 90,000 90,000 225,000 405,000 picking, sorting, and grading @ $0.15/ib 45,000 45,000 112,500 202,500 delivery costs 15,000 15,000 37,500 67,500 total costs 150,000 150,000 375,000 675,000 net income (loss) $ 300,000 $ 150,000 $ (187,500 ) $ 262,500 in preparing this statement, the company allocated joint costs among the grades on a physical basis as an equal amount per pound. the company’s delivery cost records show that $30,000 of the $67,500 relates to crating the no. 1 and no. 2 peaches and hauling them to the buyer. the remaining $37,500 of delivery costs is for crating the no. 3 peaches and hauling them to the cannery. required: 1. prepare reports showing cost allocations on a sales value basis to the three grades of peaches. separate the delivery costs into the amounts directly identifiable with each grade. then allocate any shared delivery costs on the basis of the relative sales value of each grade. (do not round intermediate calculations.)