What type of cost is the cost of goods or services sold?

a. salaried
b. markup
c. variable
d. fixed

Match the terms with the appropriate definition. 1. unpaid work done for a person or an organization lifestyle budget 2. any task that is useful volunteer work 3. a state-required legal document giving employees younger than eighteen years old permission to work work 4. a good or service that is desirable but not necessary want 5. wage amount after deductions are withheld net wage 6. lists the costs of items you choose to spend your money on work permit 7. the people who are both able and willing to work

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?

Match each of the terms below with an example that fits the term. a. fungibility the production of gasoline b. inelasticity the switch from coffee to tea c. non-excludability the provision of national defense d. substitution the demand for cigarettes