Which is an example of an external factor that may affect purchase decisions? A.
entrepreneur’s risk appetite
B.
money available with the entrepreneur
C.
government policies specific to the entrepreneur’s business
D.
the entrepreneur’s business objectives and goals

Which of the following statements is true? a job costing system will have a separate work in process account for each of the major processes. a process costing system will have a single work in process account. a process costing system will have a separate raw materials account for each of the major processes. a process costing system will have a separate work in process account for each of the major processes.

Mikkelson corporation's stock had a required return of 12.50% last year, when the risk-free rate was 3% and the market risk premium was 4.75%. then an increase in investor risk aversion caused the market risk premium to rise by 2%. the risk-free rate and the firm's beta remain unchanged. what is the company's new required rate of return? (hint: first calculate the beta, then find the required return.) do not round your intermediate calculations.

(30 total points) suppose a firm’s production function is given by q = l1/2*k1/2. the marginal product of labor and the marginal product of capital are given by: mpl = 1/ 2 1/ 2 2l k , and mpk = 1/ 2 1/ 2 2k l . a) (12 points) if the price of labor is w = 48, and the price of capital is r = 12, how much labor and capital should the firm hire in order to minimize the cost of production if the firm wants to produce output q = 18?