Fact Pattern: Jackson Industries employs a standard cost system in which direct materials inventory is carried at standard cost. Jackson has established the following standards for the prime costs of one unit of product: Standard Standard Standard Quantity Price Cost Direct materials 5 pounds $ 3.60/pound $18.00 Direct labor 1.25 hours $12.00/hour 15.00 $33.00 During May, Jackson purchased 125,000 pounds of direct materials at a total cost of $475,000. The total factory wages for May were $364,000, 90% of which were for direct labor. Jackson manufactured 22,000 units of product during May using 108,000 pounds of direct materials and 28,000 direct labor hours. Question Jackson’s direct labor usage (efficiency) variance for May is

David consumes two things: gasoline (g) and bread (b). david's utility function is u(g, b) = 10g^0.25 b^0.75. use the lagrange technique to solve for david's optimal choices of gasoline and bread as a function of the price of gasoline, p_g, the price of bread, p_b, and his income m. with recent decrease in the price of gasoline (maybe due to external shock such as shale gas production) does david increase his consumption of gasoline? for david, how does partial differential g/partial differential p_g depend on his income m? that is, how does david's change in gasoline consumption due to an increase in the price of gasoline depend on his income level? to answer these questions, find the cross-partial derivative, |partial differential^2 g/partial differential m partial differential p_g.

Why would adjusting the money supply be expected to increase economic growth during a recession? a) increasing the money supply will encourage more saving. b) increased money supply will encourage more spending and investment. co) decreased money supply will encourage more spending and investment. d) recession is caused by too much

Which of the following most accurately describes how the equilibrium price of a good or service can be determined? a. by moving the supply curve right or left until it matches the demand curve. b. by finding where the supply curve and the demand curve intersect. c. by doing market research to determine the maximum price consumers will pay. d. by taking the opposite of the columns in a supply schedule and a demand schedule.