Sleep Master, Inc. manufactures bedding sets. The budgeted production is for 57,000 comforters in 20Y7. Each comforter requires 6 yards of material. The estimated January 1, 20Y7, beginning inventory is 31,000 yards. The desired ending balance is 27,000 yards of material. If the material costs $1.50 per yard, determine the materials budget for 20Y7.

a.$426,000
b.$507,000
c.$513,000
d.$519,000

You are the manager of the packaging department in a cookie factory. (obviously, the packaging employees cannot eat the cookies that are transferred in during the period.) after your employees insert cookies into colorful packages (step 1) for display on store shelves, the packages of cookies are then boxed using cardboard cartons (step 2) for shipment to stores. each unit of product is represented by a carton of packaged cookies. the packaging department began the period with 1,000 units of cookies. during the period, 5,000 units of cookies were transferred in from the baking department and 5,500 units of cookies were transferred out to the finished goods department. the number of units of cookies in the ending inventory of the packaging department equals:

Brian has just finished college. he wants to set up a small business to make and sell fireworks. he registers his company and acquires a license from the government. he finds that most of his competitors are selling fireworks at an extremely low price. he would like to make more money, so he decides to innovate and develop better fireworks. he sells his fireworks at a higher price, and they are a huge hit with the customers. after a few years, he earns enough profit to set up a bigger fireworks factory that complies with the government’s health and safety regulations. he even starts exporting fireworks overseas. which type of economy does this scenario describe?

Suppose a starbucks tall latte cost $4.00 in the united states, 5.00 euros in the euro area and $2.50 australian dollars in australia. nominal exchange rates are .80 euros per dollar and 1.4 australian dollars per u.s. dollar. where does purchasing power parity hold? a. both the euro area and australia. b. neither the euro area or australia. c. the euro area but not australia. d. australia but not the euro area.