Suppose the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the main US government agency responsible for truth in advertising, is investigating a weight loss company advertises that people using its program lose an average of 8 lbs in the first month. If the FTC finds evidence that the average weight lost in the first month is less than 8 lbs, then the agency will file a lawsuit against the company for false advertising.

An outside manufacturer has offered to produce 60,000 daks and ship them directly to andretti's customers. if andretti company accepts this offer, the facilities that it uses to produce daks would be idle; however, fixed manufacturing overhead costs would be reduced by 75%. because the outside manufacturer would pay for all shipping costs, the variable selling expenses would be only two-thirds of their present amount. what is andretti's avoidable cost per unit that it should compare to the price quoted by the outside manufacturer?

Why is the type of product sold in an industry an important characteristic? a firm that can differentiate its product from that of rivals may be able to charge a higher price for a superior product. a firm that sells intangible goods is usually considered a monopoly. service industries cannot differentiate their products, which makes it easy for new firms to enter the industry. expensive products are usually sold by perfectly competitive firms.

The biweekly taxable wages for the employees of rite shop follow. compute the fica taxes for each employee and the employers fica taxes