The strong incentive of sellers to deter the entry of new sellers is a major reason that: most markets are imperfectly competitive. deterrence strategies are rarely used. average costs are higher than necessary in the long run. product differentiation is rare.

Carver company produces a product which sells for $30. variable manufacturing costs are $15 per unit. fixed manufacturing costs are $5 per unit based on the current level of activity, and fixed selling and administrative costs are $4 per unit. a selling commission of 10% of the selling price is paid on each unit sold. the contribution margin per unit is:

Problem 9-5. net present value and taxes [lo 1, 2] penguin productions is evaluating a film project. the president of penguin estimates that the film will cost $20,000,000 to produce. in its first year, the film is expected to generate $16,500,000 in net revenue, after which the film will be released to video. video is expected to generate $10,000,000 in net revenue in its first year, $2,500,000 in its second year, and $1,000,000 in its third year. for tax purposes, amortization of the cost of the film will be $12,000,000 in year 1 and $8,000,000 in year 2. the company’s tax rate is 35 percent, and the company requires a 12 percent rate of return on its films. required what is the net present value of the film project? to simplify, assume that all outlays to produce the film occur at time 0. should the company produce the film?

In early january, burger mania acquired 100% of the common stock of the crispy taco restaurant chain. the purchase price allocation included the following items: $4 million, patent; $3 million, trademark considered to have an indefinite useful life; and $5 million, goodwill. burger mania's policy is to amortize intangible assets with finite useful lives using the straight-line method, no residual value, and a five-year service life. what is the total amount of amortization expense that would appear in burger mania's income statement for the first year ended december 31 related to these items?