Elisa truly believes that she is a space alien from the planet Zelnor. She walks into a car dealership and buys a new Volkswagen Jetta, telling the salesperson that she needs a sample of Earthling transportation to beam back to her home planet. If Elisa wants the option to avoid her contract later, she must:

Afirm’s production function is represented by q(m,r) = 4m 3/4r1/3, where q denotes output, m raw materials, and r robots. the firm is currently using 6 units of raw materials and 12 robots. according to the mrts, in order to maintain its output level the firm would need to give up 2 robots if it adds 9 units of raw materials. (a) true (b) false

Over the past year, three of the star salesmen at family resorts international's corporate office have been lured away to competitors. on top of that, karina, the general manager of the sales department, has noticed that most employees come in, do their jobs, and leave. family resorts offers a good salary, benefits, and tuition reimbursement, as well as a number of development and training programs. most employees seem contented enough, but karina would like to do something to increase the level of engagement among her staff. what do you think karina should do?

Describe what fixed costs and marginal costs mean to a company.