In the stage of the product life cycle, competition intensifies and profits diminish. Companies increase their promotional efforts but emphasize selective demand.

Afirm produces a product in a competitive industry and has a total cost function (tc) of tc(q) = 60 + 10q + 2q2 and a marginal cost function (mc) of mc(q) = 10 + 4q. at the given market price (p) of $20, the firm is producing 5.00 units of output. is the firm maximizing profit? no what quantity of output should the firm produce in the long run? the firm should produce unit s) of output. (enter your response as an integer.)

Randall's, inc. has 20,000 shares of stock outstanding with a par value of $1.00 per share. the market value is $12 per share. the balance sheet shows $42,000 in the capital in excess of par account, $20,000 in the common stock account, and $50,500 in the retained earnings account. the firm just announced a 5 percent (small) stock dividend. what will the balance in the retained earnings account be after the dividend?

The following items could appear on a bank reconciliation: a. outstanding checks, $670. b. deposits in transit, $1,500. c. nsf check from customer, no. 548, for $175. d. bank collection of note receivable of $800, and interest of $80. e. interest earned on bank balance, $20. f. service charge, $10. g. the business credited cash for $200. the correct amount was $2,000. h. the bank incorrectly decreased the business's by $350 for a check written by another business. classify each item as (1) an addition to the book balance, (2) a subtraction from the book balance, (3) an addition to the bank balance, or (4) a subtraction from the bank balance.