Toxemia Salsa Corporation manufactures five flavors of salsa. Last year, Toxemia generated net operating income of $40,000. The following information was taken from last year's income statement segmented by flavor (brackets indicate a negative amount): Wimpy Mild Medium Hot Atomic Contribution margin $ (2,000 ) $ 45,000 $ 35,000 $ 50,000 $ 162,000 Segment margin $ (16,000 ) $ (5,000 ) $ 7,000 $ 10,000 $ 94,000 Allocated common fixed expenses $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 Segment margin less allocated common fixed expenses $ (26,000 ) $ (15,000 ) $ (3,000 ) $ 0 $ 84,000 Toxemia expects similar operating results for the upcoming year. If Toxemia wants to maximize its profitability in the upcoming year, which flavor or flavors should Toxemia discontinue?

Balances for each of the following accounts appear in an adjusted trial balance. identify each as an asset, liability, revenue, or expense. 1. accounts receivable 2. equipment 3. fees earned 4. insurance expense 5. prepaid advertising 6. prepaid rent 7. rent revenue 8. salary expense 9. salary payable 10. supplies 11. supplies expense 12. unearned rent

2. the language of price controls consider the market for rental cars. suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of rental cars is $58 per day, and employees at car rental companies earn $19.50 per hour. complete the following table by indicating whether each of the statements is an example of a price ceiling or a price floor and whether it results in a shortage or a surplus or has no effect on the price and quantity that prevail in the market. statement price control effect there are many teenagers who would like to work at car rental companies, but the minimum-wage law sets the hourly wage at $23.00. the government has instituted a legal minimum price of $87 per day for rental cars. the government prohibits car rental companies from renting out rental cars for more than $87 per day.

Suppose a firm faces a fixed price of output, 푝푝= 1200. the firm hires workers from a union at a daily wage, 푤푤, to produce output according to the production function 푞푞= 2퐸퐸12. there are 225 workers in the union. any union worker who does not work for this firm is guaranteed to find nonunion employment at a wage of $96 per day. a.what is the firm’s labor demand function? b.if the firm is allowed to choose 푤푤, but then the union decides how many workers to provide (up to 225) at that wage, what wage will the firm set? how many workers will the union provide? what is the firm’s output and profit? what is the total income of the 225 union workers? c.now suppose that the union sets the wage, but the firm decides how many workers to hire at that wage (up to 225). what wage will the union set to maximize the total income of all 225 workers? how many workers will the firm hire? what is the firm’s output and profit? what is the total income of the 225 union workers? [hint: to maximize total income of union, take the first order condition with respect to w and set equal to 0.]