1- A manager indicated the following: "Our workers are all under labor contracts: therefore, our labor rate variance is bound to be zero." Discuss 2- What effect, if any, would your expect poor-quality materials to have on direct labor variances?

Which statement or statements are implied by equilibrium conditions of the loanable funds market? a firm borrowing in the loanable funds market invests those funds with a higher expected return than any firm that is not borrowing. investment projects which use borrowed funds are guaranteed to be profitable even after paying interest expenses. the quantity of savings is maximized, thus the quantity of investment is maximized. a loan is made at the minimum interest rate of all current borrowing.

The goal of an economist who formulates new theories is to a. provide an interesting framework of analysis, whether or not the framework turns out to be of much use in understanding how the world works. b. provoke stimulating debate in scientific journals. c. contribute to an understanding of how the world works. d. demonstrate that economists, like other scientists, can formulate testable theories.

According to your textbook, a good way to clarify statistical trends is to increase your speaking rate when giving statistics. consult the guinness book of world records. use exact numbers rather than rounding off. use visual aids when presenting statistics. make sure the statistics are from unbiased sources.