For each of the following scenarios, identify the number of firms present, the type of product, and the appropriate market model. Select the matching entry for each dropdown box in the following table.
Scenario Number of Firms Type of Product Market Model
1. A large city has lots of small shops
where people can buy sweaters.
Each store's sweaters reflect the
style of that particular store.
Additionally, some stores use higher
-quality yarn than others, which is
reflected in their price.
2. There are dozens of pasta producers
that sell pasta to hundreds of Italian
restaurants nationwide. The restaurant
owners buy from the cheapest pasta
producer they can. While pasta manuf-
acturers must pay licensing fees to their
local government and undergo regular
food-safety inspections, anyone who
has passed inspections can acquire and
maintain their license.
3. Only three airlines fly from San Francisco
to Medford, Oregon. No new airline will enter
this market, because there are not enough
customers to share among four or more
airlines without each one experiencing
substantially higher average costs. Consumers
view all airlines as providing basically the same
service and will shop around for the lowest price.
4. The government has granted a patent to a drug
company for an experimental AIDS drug. That
company is the only firm permitted to sell the drug.

Answer and Explanation:

The Perfect competition is a market condition in which there are very large number of buyers and sellers that sell the same or identical products having perfect knowledge with respect to products and services. Moreover, there is free entry and exit in this market

Monopolistic competition is a market condition that deals with many firms that are closely related to each other but sell differentiated products. Moreover, there is free entry and exit in this market

In the monopoly market, there is only one seller who controls the overall market. Due to this, the seller charged the high price as there is no competition. There is no free entry and exit in this market

In the oligopoly market, there are few sellers who deal in a single market. There is no free entry and exit in this market

Based on the above explanation, the categorization is shown below:

Scenario        Number of Firms      Type of                             Model

                                                         Product Market

1.                     Many                           Differentiated product  Monopolistic

2.                    Many                           Standardised products Perfect

                                                                                                  Competition

3.                   Few                              Differentiated products Oligopoly

4.                   One                              Unique                            Monopoly

The scenarios and their various market characteristics are as follows:

Scenario      Number of firms        Type of Product            Market Model

     1                   Many                       Differentiated                 Monopolistic

     2                  Many                      Standardized             Perfect competition

     3                   Few                         Standardized                   Oligopoly

     4                   Single                       Unique                           Monopoly

Scenario 1 is a monopolistically competitive market where there are several firms who sell similar but differentiated products to gain market share.

Scenario 2 is a perfectly competitive market that has many firms. These firms all sell the same goods which means that they are standardized.

Scenario 3 is an oligopoly as it has very few players in the market and these players control the market and offer the same product.

Scenario 4 is a monopoly that has one firm in the market thanks to the government patent. The product is therefore unique because it is made by one firm.

In conclusion, there are several market types available.

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Arizona Crystal is a distributor of feldspar, amethyst and other mystically powerful types of crystals. The owner of Arizona Crystal, Geri Moonbeam, is proud to be a part of the movement that is contributing to the higher spirituality of the world. Geri buys crystals from local collectors and then ships them out to wholesalers throughout the country. Geri pays cash for the crystals, but she extends credit to the wholesalers. As the business has grown, problems have arisen. When Geri buys more crystals than she can sell, inventory increases and cash flow problems arise. When Geri doesn’t buy enough crystals, then she can’t fill orders and that creates problems with her customers. She needs to base her buying decisions on accurate forecasts of the demand for crystals so she can avoid these problems. After consulting her tarot cards, Geri visits a friend from El Paso, Texas, who channels for a Wall Street tycoon who didn’t survive the crash of 1929. He recommends that, since she only has twelve months of data, she should try using a moving average or exponential smoothing forecasting model. So Geri contacts you. She provides you with data on the number of crystals (in thousands) ordered during each of the past twelve months and asks you to help her develop a forecasting model. 8. Use a five period moving average model to forecast the demand in January of 1993. Also calculate the RMSE for this model. Use the table below to carry out your calculations. How does this model compare with the three period model? Month Demand (A) Demand (F) (A-F)2 Jan-92 25.6 Feb-92 24.7 Mar-92 21.3 Apr-92 13.9 May-92 12.6 Jun-92 18.0 Jul-92 21.5 Aug-92 22.3 Sep-92 30.7 Oct-92 15.0 Nov-92 13.8 Dec-92 22.6

Ready Ride is a trucking company. It provides local, short-haul, and long-haul services. It has developed the following three cost pools.
Activity Cost Pool Cost Drivers Estimated Overhead Estimated Use
of Cost Driver per Activity
Loading and unloading Number of pieces $85,785 90,300
Travel Miles driven 468,000 585,000
Logistics Hours 65,520 3,120
Compute the activity-based overhead rates for each pool.
Activity Cost Pool Activity-Based overhead Rate
Loading and unloading per piece
Travel per mile
Logistics per hour
Determine the overhead allocated to Job XZ3275 which has 150 pieces, requires 200 miles of driving, and 0.75 hours of logistics.

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Barry is the branch manager of a large toy store. He has been given the responsibility to communicate with, coach, and motivate supervising managers. In this scenario, Barry most likely requires _____ to perform his role efficiently.
1. Human skills
2. Conceptual skills
3. Technical skills
4. Cognitive skills

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A) market-penetration strategy
B) outsourcing strategy
C) geographic-expansion strategy
D) product differentiation strategy
E) ethnocentric strategy

Arbor Systems and Gencore stocks both have a volatility of 33%. Compute the volatility of a portfolio with 50% invested in each stock if the correlation between the stocks is ​(a​) +1.00​, ​(b​) 0.50​, ​(c​) 0.00​, ​(d​) −0.50​, and ​(e​) −1.00.



In which of the cases is the volatility lower than that of the original​ stocks?

Helix Company has been approached by a new customer to provide 2,000 units of its regular product at a special price of $6 per unit. The regular selling price of the product is $8 per unit. Helix is operating at 75% of its capacity of 10,000 units. Identify whether the following costs are relevant to Helix's decision as to whether to accept the order at the special selling price. No additional fixed manufacturing overhead will be incurred because of this order. The only additional selling expense on this order will be a $0.50 per unit shipping cost. There will be no additional administrative expenses because of this order. Calculate the operating income from the order.

"ART Company just paid a dividend of $2.00. The dividend is expected to grow by 10% this year, 9% in year two and 6% in year three. Then, beginning in year four, the dividend will begin growing at a constant rate of 4%. With a required return of 10%, what is the stock worth today

Your bank account pays an interest rate of 9 percent. You are considering buying a share of stock in XYZ Corporation for $90. After 1, 2, and 3 years, it will pay a dividend of $4. You expect to sell the stock after 3 years for $100.Is XYZ a good investment?

You own shares in Yahoo that were purchased at a price of $ 24 per share. Microsoft has offered to purchase Yahoo and buy your shares at a price of $ 34 per share. What will be your return if you tender your shares to Microsoft and the deal is​ completed

Which of the following statements is FALSE about opportunity​ cost? A. Opportunity cost exists only for goods with monetary values. B. Cost is always foregone opportunity. C. When a person buys two​ items, the concept of opportunity cost applies even though she can afford to buy both items. D. Opportunity cost is the next best alternative.

A pension fund manager is considering three mutual funds. The first is a stock fund, the second is a long-term government and corporate bond fund, and the third is a T-bill money market fund that yields a sure rate of 4.4%. The probability distributions of the risky funds are: Expected Return Standard Deviation Stock fund (S) 14% 34% Bond fund (B) 5% 28% The correlation between the fund returns is 0.0214. What is the expected return and standard deviation for the minimum-variance portfolio of the two risky funds

Palisade Creek Co. is a merchandising business that uses the perpetual inventory system. The account balances for Palisade Creek Co. as of May 1, 2016 (unless otherwise indicated), are as follows:
110 Cash $ 83,600
112 Accounts Receivable 233,900
115 Merchandise Inventory 624,400
116 Estimated Returns Inventory 28,000
117 Prepaid Insurance 16,800
118 Store Supplies 11,400
123 Store Equipment 569,500
124 Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment 56,700
210 Accounts Payable 96,600
211 Salaries Payable ---
212 Customers Refunds Payable 50,000
310 Common Stock 100,000
311 Retained Earnings 585,300
312 Dividends 135,000
313 Income Summary ----
410 Sales 5,069,000
510 Cost of Merchandise Sold 2,823,000
520 Sales Salaries Expense 664,800
521 Advertising Expense 281,000
522 Depreciation Expense ---
523 Store Supplies Expense ---
529 Miscellaneous Selling Expense 12,600
530 Office Salaries Expense 382,100
531 Rent Expense 83,700
532 Insurance Expense ---
539 Miscellaneous Administrative Expense 7,800
During May, the last month of the fiscal year, the following transactions were completed:
May
1 Paid rent for May, $5,000.
3 Purchased merchandise on account from Martin Co., terms 2/10, n/30, FOB shipping point, $36,000.
4 Paid freight on purchase of May 3, $600.
6 Sold merchandise on account to Korman Co., terms 2/10, n/30, FOB shipping point, $68,500. The cost of the merchandise sold was $41,000.
7 Received $22,300 cash from Halstad Co. on account.
10 Sold merchandise for cash, $54,000. The cost of the merchandise sold was $32,000.
13 Paid for merchandise purchased on May 3.
15 Paid advertising expense for last half of May, $11,000.
16 Received cash from sale of May 6.
19 Purchased merchandise for cash, $18,700.
19 Paid $33,450 to Buttons Co. on account.
20 Paid Korman Co. a cash refund of $13,230 for returned merchandise from sale of May 6. The invoice amount of the returned merchandise was $13,500 and the cost of the returned merchandise was $8,000.
20 Sold merchandise on account to Crescent Co., terms 1/10, n/30, FOB shipping point, $110,0000. The cost of the merchandise sold was $70,000.
21 For the convenience of Cresecent Co., paid freight on sale of May 20, $2,300.
21 Received $42,900 cash from Gee Co. on account.
21 Purchased merchandise on account from Osterman Co., terms 1/10, n/30, FOB destination, $88,000.
24 Returned damaged merchandise purchased on May 21, receiving a credit memo from the seller for $5,000.
26 Refunded cash on sales made for cash, $7,500. The cost of the merchandise returned was $4,800.
28 Paid sales salaries of $56,000 and office salaries of $29,000.
29 Purchased store supplies for cash, $2,400.
30 Sold merchandise on account to Turner Co., terms 2/10, n/30, FOB shipping point, $78,750. The cost of the merchandise sold was $47,000.
30 Received cash from sale of May 20 plus freight paid on May 21.
31 Paid for purchase of May 21, less return of May 24.
Required:
Enter the May 1 balances of each of the accounts in the appropriate balance column of a four-column account.
Enter May 1 in the date column. Write Balance in the item section, and place a check mark (?) in the Posting Reference column.

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What is Nordstrom's ROA?

Christmas Timber, Inc., produces Christmas trees. The trees are produced through a cutting and pruning process. Machine maintenance and janitorial labors are performed throughout the production process by nonproduction employees. Maintenance and janitorial costs are allocated based on machine hours used and the number of trees in each department, respectively. The company estimates that the cutting and pruning areas typically have about 6 and 54 trees, respectively, in them at 1 time. The company also estimates that the cutting process requires about 9 times as many machine hours as the pruning process. The total costs of each department are as follows:

Maintenance Department $7,800
Janitorial Department 5,000
Cutting Department 54,500
Pruning Department 11,000

Using the direct method of support department cost allocation, determine the total cost of each production department after allocating all support costs to the production departments.

Solar Innovations Corporation bought a machine at the beginning of the year at a cost of $25,000. The estimated useful life was five years and the residual value was $3,000. Assume that the estimated productive life of the machine is 10,000 units. Expected annual production was year 1, 2,000 units; year 2, 3,000 units; year 3, 2,000 units; year 4, 2,000 units; and year 5, 1,000 units. Required: Complete a depreciation schedule for each of the alternative methods. a. Straight-line. b. Units-of-production. c. Double-declining-balance. Which method will result in the highest net income in year 2

According to the UN Charter, one of the four purposes of the UN is to:

a. be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations.
b. encourage high tariffs on imports of manufactured goods.
c. provide enhanced protection for patents.
d. promote the establishment of multinational treaties.
e. facilitate globalization of production.

For financial reporting, Clinton Poultry Farms has used the declining-balance method of depreciation for conveyor equipment acquired at the beginning of 2018 for $3,250,000. Its useful life was estimated to be five years, with a $255,000 residual value. At the beginning of 2021, Clinton decides to change to the straight-line method. The effect of this change on depreciation for each year is as follows:Year Straight-Line Declining Balance Difference 2010 $ 400 $ 853 $ 453 2011 400 569 169 2012 400 379 (21) $ 1,200 $ 1,801 $ 601 Required:Prepare any 2013 journal entry related to the change.

In contemporary Japanese society, a group is associated with:______
a. the immediate family.
b. gender roles.
c. traditional friendships.
d. the company a person works for.
e. the educational environment.

Shelton Co. purchased a parcel of land six years ago for $873,500. At that time, the firm invested $145,000 in grading the site so that it would be usable. Since the firm wasn't ready to use the site itself at that time, it decided to lease the land for $54,000 a year. The company is now considering building a warehouse on the site as the rental lease is expiring. The current value of the land is $925,000. What value should be included in the initial cost of the warehouse project for the use of this land?

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REQUIRED
Q1) Become familiar with RFID technology and its potential uses in Walmart’s supply chain using the information presented in this chapter and information you obtain through the Web Links, your favorite search engine, and your library. In about 200 words, outline the advantages Walmart might gain by using RFID in its retail stores. As you draft your answer, be sure to consider the nature of the stores’ backroom environments, which include metal shelving. Also consider Walmart’s possible use of RFID and other technologies as an alternative or addition to the increased staffing levels the company has announced for its retail stores. As you draft your answer, be sure to consider the nature of the stores’ backroom environments, which include metal shelving. Also consider Walmart’s possible use of RFID and other technologies as an alternative or addition to the increased staffing levels the company has announced for its backroom inventory storage areas.
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Ken is 63 years old and unmarried. He retired at age 55 when he sold his business, Understock.com. Though Ken is retired, he is still very active. Ken reported the following financial information this year. Assume Ken files as a single taxpayer.Ken won $1,200 in an illegal game of poker (the game was played in Utah, where gambling is illegal).Ken sold 1,000 shares of stock for $32 a share. He inherited the stock two years ago. His tax basis (or investment) in the stock was $31 per share.Ken received $25,000 from an annuity he purchased eight years ago. He purchased the annuity, to be paid annually for 20 years, for $210,000.Ken received $13,000 in disability benefits for the year. He purchased the disability insurance policy last year.Ken decided to go back to school to learn about European history. He received a $500 cash scholarship to attend. He used $300 to pay for his books and tuition, and he applied the rest toward his new car payment.Ken’s son, Mike, instructed his employer to make half of his final paycheck of the year payable to Ken as a gift from Mike to Ken. Ken received the check on December 30 in the amount of $1,100.Ken received a $610 refund of the $3,600 in state income taxes his employer withheld from his pay last year. Ken claimed $12,050 in itemized deductions last year (the standard deduction for a single filer was $12,000).Ken received $30,000 of interest from corporate bonds and money market accounts.What is his gross income?

Murphy Printers ​(MP) manufactures printers. Assume that MP recently paid $ 500 comma 000 for a patent on a new laser printer. Although it gives legal protection for 20​ years, the patent is expected to provide a competitive advantage for only eight years.
Requirements
1. Assuming the​ straight-line method of​ amortization, make journal entries to record​ (a) the purchase of the patent and​ (b) amortization for the first full year.
2. After using the patent for four ​years, MP learns at an industry trade show that another company is designing a more efficient printer. On the basis of this new​ information, MP​ decides, starting with year 5​, to amortize the remaining cost of the patent over two remaining​ years, giving the patent a total useful life of six years. Record amortization for year 5.

Given the series of demand data below Period: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Demand: 42 35 58 42 27 49 40 41 27 41 a. Calculate the forecasts for periods 7 through 11 using moving average models with n = 2, n = 4, and n = 6. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 1 decimal place.)

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You have just turned 30 years​ old, have just received your​ MBA, and have accepted your first job. Now you must decide how much money to put into your retirement plan. You are required to specify a fixed percentage of your salary that you want to contribute. Assume that your starting salary is $ 70 comma 000 per year and it will grow 1.8 % per year until you retire. Every dollar in the plan earns 6.5 % per year. You cannot make withdrawals until you retire on your​ sixty-fifth birthday. After that​ point, you can make withdrawals as you see fit. You decide that you will plan to live to 100 and work until you turn 65. You estimate that to live comfortably in​ retirement, you will need $ 97 comma 000 per year starting at the end of the first year of retirement and ending on your 100th birthday. What percentage of your income do you need to contribute to the plan every year to fund your retirement​ income?