Answer:
Lancashire Railway Company (LRC)
Lancashire Railway Company (LRC) should reject the project. The basis for rejecting Division H's project is that its return (12%) is less than the risk-based cost of capital for the division (14%).
Explanation:
a) Data:
Division L's weighted-average cost of capital = 8%
Division H's weighted-average cost of capital = 14%
Weight of Division L = 50%
Weight of Division H = 50%
Company composite weighted average cost of capital = 11% (8% * 50%) + (14% * 50%)
Expected return from a proposed project for Division H = 12%
If Hilltop Turf Farm’s total cost of producing acres of sod is TC = 0.2 Q 2 + 120 Q + 5,000, the marginal cost of producing the 50th acre of sod is:
Answer: $140
Explanation:
Based on the information given in the question, the marginal cost of producing the 50th acre of sod will be:
TC = 0.2Q² + 120Q + 5000
The marginal cost will be:
= dTC / dQ
= 0.4Q + 120
Then we put the value of Q = 50 into the equation and this will be:
MC = 0.4Q + 120
MC = (0.4 x 50) + 120
MC = 20 + 120
MC = 140
A TV manufacturing company uses speakers at the rate of 8000/mo. When it places an order for speakers it incurs a fixed cost of $1200. The monthly interest rate for keeping a speaker in stock is assessed at 1%/mo. The cost of the speaker depends on the order size. If less than 1000 speakers are ordered the cost is $11 each. When the order size is between 1000 and 10,000 the cost is $10.50/unit. For order sizes between 10,000 and 30,000 the cost is $10 per unit. For order quantities between 30,000 and 80,000 the cost drops to $9.50. Beyond 80,000 the cost is $9.25. Determine the optimum order size and time between orders if shortages are not allowed.
Please use excel to solve this problem. Show all cell formulas and parameters used.
Solution :
1. Ordering quantity 500 1000 10000 30000 80000
2. No. of orders 16 8 0.8 0.27 0.1
3. Average inventory 250 500 5000 15000 40000
4. Value of average 2750 5250 50000 142500 370000
inventory
5. Monthly total cost
a). Cost of material 88000 84000 80000 760000 740000
b). Ordering cost 19200 9600 960 320 120
c). Carrying cost 27.5 52.5 500 1425 3700
Total monthly cost 107227.5 93652.5 81460 77745 77820
Among the total monthly cost, $ 77,745 is the least cost.
Therefore, the optimum order size of quantity = 30,000
The number of orders per month = 8000/30000 = 0.267
Time between two consecutive orders = 30000/8000 = 3.75 months
Why is keeping a journal about what is good and bad regarding your summer or part-time work a good idea to help you choose a career path
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Keeping a journal about what is good and bad regarding my summer or part-time work is a good idea to help me choose a career path because writing down what I like and what I dislike, I can get a pretty close idea of the things I enjoy and have more skills to perform, compared to the things I do not like or I have no abilities at all.
If a clearly identify my skills and abilities in the workplace during the summer, it will be easier for me to identify what could be the profession I love or at least, what I am attracted to.
As it is difficult to remember all the work experience by memory, writing the journal will help me to remember exact dates, specific activities that I enjoyed or were interesting, and what was not.
Following a decrease in price from $1.90 to $1.50, the weekly demand for a magazine increases from 100,000 to 120,000 copies. The price elasticity of demand for magazines in this range is:
Answer:
0,95
inelastic
Explanation:
0.21
Price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in price of the good.
Price elasticity of demand = percentage change in quantity demanded / percentage change in price
Price elasticity of demand = midpoint change in quantity demanded / midpoint change in price
If the absolute value of price elasticity is greater than one, it means demand is elastic. Elastic demand means that quantity demanded is sensitive to price changes.
Demand is inelastic if a small change in price has little or no effect on quantity demanded. The absolute value of elasticity would be less than one
Demand is unit elastic if a small change in price has an equal and proportionate effect on quantity demanded.
Infinitely elastic demand is perfectly elastic demand. Demand falls to zero when price increases
Perfectly inelastic demand is demand where there is no change in the quantity demanded regardless of changes in price.
Melvin begins his retirement fund at age 30, depositing $1,000 per month until age 50. Cindy begins her retirement fund at age 20, depositing the same $1,000 per month amount until age 50. Both Melvin and Cindy earn 5 percent annual interest on their funds, and there are no tax considerations in this problem. Based on the provided information :____________
a) and assuming they retire at age 50, Cindy will have less than 50 percent more than Melvin
b) and assuming they retire at age 50. Cindy will have exactly 50 percent more than Melvin.
c) and assuming they both retire at age 60. Cindy will have less than Melvin.
d) the difference between the two will get larger with higher inflation
e) and assuming they retire at age 50. Cindy will have over 50 percent more than Melvin.
Answer: D. and assuming they retire at age 50, Cindy will have over 50% more than Melvin
Explanation:
Since Melvin begins his retirement fund at age 30, depositing $1,000 per month until age 50 while Cindy begins her retirement fund at age 20, depositing the same $1,000 per month amount until age 50 with a 5% annual interest on their funds, then we can deduce that if they retire at age 50, Cindy will have over 50% more than Melvin.
Therefore, the correct option is D.
A rock group assigns its payment under a performance contract to the Costume Shop, a business that has supplied the group with outrageous stage outfits, and to which the group owes a great sum of money. Under this arrangement the rock group is the a. delegator. b. delegatee. c. assignee. d. assignor.
Answer:
Rock Group and Costume Shop
Under this arrangement the rock group is the
d. assignor.
Explanation:
The rock group, as the assignor, is the entity that transfers its property rights or its powers to payment to Costume Shop. The Costume Shop is the assignee because it is the entity to which property rights or powers to payment of the rock group are transferred. Under the performance contract, the rock group can also be described as the delegator while the Costume Shop is the delegatee. However, under payment terms, the rock is the assignor while the Costume Shop is the assignee.
Identify the following is structural, frictional, cyclical and seasonal employment.
a. Andrew recently lost his job as an accountant for a large firm because he only knows how to perform the job using a general ledger (paper and pencil), and has been unwilling to learn how to use newly invented accounting software provided by the company.
b. Sam recently lost his job as an accountant for a large firm because he only knows how to perform the job a using a general ledger and has been unwilling to learn how to use newly invented accounting software provided by the company.
c. Teresa just graduated from college and is looking for a full time position with an investment banking firm.
d. A recent recession has reduced the number visitors to a local theme park. The park has had to lay off many of its employee, including Beth.
Answer:
Frictional unemployment occurs when people decided to leave their jobs and look for another or people join the labor force for the first time.
Structural unemployment arises from a situation where there is a mismatch between the skills needed in an economy and the skills possessed by people. Happens a lot when employees need to adapt to new technology.
Cyclical unemployment happens as a result of the economy either growing or shrinking.
a. Andrew recently lost his job as an accountant for a large firm because he only knows how to perform the job using a general ledger (paper and pencil), and has been unwilling to learn how to use newly invented accounting software provided by the company. ⇒ STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT.
b. Sam recently lost his job as an accountant for a large firm because he only knows how to perform the job a using a general ledger and has been unwilling to learn how to use newly invented accounting software provided by the company. ⇒ STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT.
c. Teresa just graduated from college and is looking for a full time position with an investment banking firm. ⇒ FRICTIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT.
d. A recent recession has reduced the number visitors to a local theme park. The park has had to lay off many of its employee, including Beth. ⇒ CYCLICAL UNEMPLOYMENT.
Matching Items Reported to Cash Flow Statement Categories (Indirect Method).
Adidas AG is a global company that designs and markets sports and fitness products, including footwear, apparel, and accessories. Some of the items included in its recent annual consolidated statement of cash flows presented using the indirect method are listed here. Indicate whether each item is disclosed in the Operating Activities, Investing Activities, or Financing Activities section of the statement or use Not Applicable if the item does not appear on the statement. (Note: This is the exact wording used on the actual statement).
1. Dividends paid.
2. Repayments of short-term borrowings.
3. Depreciation and amortization.
4. Proceeds from reissuance of treasury shares to employees.
5. [Change in] Accounts payable and other liabilities.
6. Cash collections from customers.
7. Purchase of investments.
8. Net income.
9. Purchase of property, plant, and equipment.
10. Increase in receivables and other assets.
Answer:
1. Dividends paid.
Classification: Financing Activity
2. Repayments of short-term borrowings.
Classification: Financing Activity
3. Depreciation and amortization.
Classification: Operating Activities
4. Proceeds from reissuance of treasury shares to employees.
Classification: Financing Activity
5. Change in Accounts payable and other liabilities.
Classification: Operating Activities
6. Cash collections from customers.
Classification: Not Applicable
7. Purchase of investments.
Classification: Financing Activity
8. Net income.
Classification: Operating Activities
9. Purchase of property, plant, and equipment.
Classification: Investing Activities
10. Increase in receivables and other assets.
Classification: Operating Activities
A young college student on a tight budget is campaigning for an open city council seat. A friend in her economics class estimates that voters are influenced by TV and newspaper ads according to the following function: Votes = 300TV0.6 NP0.2, where TV represents the number of television ads and NP represents the number of newspaper ads. Thus, the marginal product of a newspaper ad is 60TV0.6 NP–0.8 and the marginal product of a TV ad is 180TV–0.4 NP0.2. A local television ad costs $400, and a local newspaper ad costs $250. If the candidate needs 1,800 votes to win, what is the lowest-cost combination of newspaper and TV ads that will bring her victory?
Answer:
Explanation:
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The RRR Company has a target current ratio of 3.2. Presently, the current ratio is 4.1 based on current assets of $12,956,000. If RRR expands its fixed assets using short-term liabilities (maturities less than one year), how much additional funding can it obtain before its target current ratio is reached
Answer:
$888,750
Explanation:
The amount of additional funding required is the excess of revised current liabilities based on the current ratio is 3.2 compared with the current liabilities based on the current ratio of 4.1(the one we have currently).
Current ratio=current assets/current liabilities
Current situation:
current ratio=4.1
current assets=$12,956,000
current liabilities=unknown(let us assume it is X)
4.1=$12,956,000/X
4.1*X=$12,956,000
X=$12,956,000/4.1
X=$3,160,000
Revised situation:
target current ratio=3.2
current assets=$12,956,000
current liabilities=unknown(let us assume it is Y)
3.2=$12,956,000/Y
3.2*Y=$12,956,000
Y=$12,956,000/3.2
Y=$4,048,750
additional funding=$4,048,750-$3,160,000
additional funding increase=$888,750
Joshua has been working as a project manager in an information technology company for three years. Martha is a delivery team lead in the same company. When the company receives a project that has to be completed in a short span of time, Joshua decides to increase the daily work hours of the delivery team to accommodate the project. Martha, however, insists that Joshua request the client for a time extension. Not willing to reach an agreement, Joshua and Martha ignore each other's opinions and begin working on the project individually. Which of the following conflict-handling intentions does this scenario portray? Collaborating Accommodating Avoiding Compromising
The conflict-handling deals with collaborating
If a company has discriminated against minorities in the past, should it be required to give priority to minority applicants today? Why or why not?
Answer:
The description as per the given statement is summarized in the below segment.
Explanation:
There should priorities immigrants, although it has its inherent consequences since it damages the morality of all other project teams and thereby discourages them.This would also dissuade customer prejudice from purchasing the merchandise of the company and then so this might not be beneficial to priorities it.A river barge company can offer cheaper, although slower, per pound transportation of products to companies when compared with transportation by air, truck, or rail. The river barge company should first target customers whose companies use Group of answer choices
Answer:
The cost leadership strategy
Explanation:
The organization should focused on the cost leadership strategy that fouces on decreasing the cost also in generally it have an interest for employing this option
So as per the given option the river barge should first target customers that use the cost leadership strategy
hence, the same should be considered
Suppose the economy is in long-run equilibrium. Concerns about pollution cause the government to significantly restrict the production of electricity. At the same time, the value of the dollar falls. What would we expect to happen in the short run?
a. The price level will rise, and real GDP might rise, fall, or stay the same.
b. The price level will fall, and real GDP might rise, fall, or stay the same.
c. Real GDP will rise, and the price level might rise, fall, or stay the same.
d. Real GDP will fall, and the price level might rise, fall, or stay the same.
Answer:
the price level will rise, and real GDP might rise, fall, or stay the same.
Explanation:
Short run
In microeconomics, it is simply defined as the timeframe when all resource prices (including wages) are constant not changing.
Long run
This is also known as the period of time when all resource prices (including wages) change/is altered or do not remain the same.
Long-run equilibrium can change with constant long run aggregate supply (LRAS) and potential output thereby leading to changes only in the price level and this can cause inflation. Due to the changing LRAS, causing an increase in potential output leading to economic growth or decreasing potential output leading to negative growth.
Juniper Company uses a perpetual inventory system and the gross method of accounting for purchases. The company purchased $9,750 of merchandise on August 7 with terms 1/10, n/30. On August 11, it returned $1,500 worth of merchandise. On August 16, it paid the full amount due. The amount of the cash paid on August 16 equals:___.
A. $8, 167.50.
B. $9, 652.50.
C. $9, 750.00.
D. $8, 250.00.
E. $8, 152.50.
Answer:
A. $8, 167.50
Explanation:
The fact Juniper company returned $1,500 worth of merchandise, means that it is only obliged to pay the amount of $8,250($9,750-$1,500).
However, the payment was made on 16th August, which is the discount period of 10 days, hence, the cash paid on August 16 is computed thus:
cash paid=amount of merchandise owed*(1-discount rate)
discount rate=1%(1% discount if payment is made within 10 days of the purchase date)
cash paid=$8,250*(1-1%)
cash paid=$ 8,167.50
Suppose you invest every quarter, for 20 years, in an annuity that pays 5% interest, compounded quarterly. At the end of the 20 years, you have $100,000. How much of this total is interest
Answer: $41,228
Explanation:
The first step is to determine the amount that was being invested, in other words, the annuity.
First find the future value of annuity factor:
= 1 * Future value of annuity formula
= 1 * ( ( 1 + rate)^ number of periods) - 1) / rate
Rate = 5% / 4 = 1.25%
Number of periods = 20 * 4 quarters = 80 quarters
Annuity factor = 1 * ( ( 1 + 1.25%) ⁸⁰ - 1) / 1.25%
= 136.118795
The annuity is:
Future value of annuity = Annuity * Future value of annuity factor, 80 years, 1.25%
100,000 = Annuity * 136.118795
Annuity = 100,000 / 136.118795
= $734.65
The interest is:
= Future value of annuity - (Annuity * number of periods)
= 100,000 - (734.65 * 80)
= $41,228
If there are six firms in an industry and the market shares of the firms are 32 percent, 25 percent, 19 percent, 9 percent, 8 percent and 7 percent, the Herfindahl index is
Answer: 2,204
Explanation:
The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) shows just how competitive an industry is with a higher HHH meaning that it is not very competitive and a lower one meaning that it is quite competitive.
It is calculated by adding up the squares of the percentage market shares of the firms in the industry of interest:
= 32² + 25² + 19² + 9² + 8² + 7²
= 1,024 + 625 + 361 + 81 + 64 + 49
= 2,204
Lãi suất tiền gửi và cho vay của Việt nam hiện tại là bao nhiêu?
Answer:
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Explanation:
Windhoek Mines, Ltd., of Namibia, is contemplating the purchase of equipment to exploit a mineral deposit on land to which the company has mineral rights. An engineering and cost analysis has been made, and it is expected that the following cash flows would be associated with opening and operating a mine in the area: Cost of new equipment and timbers $ 370,000 Working capital required $ 115,000 Annual net cash receipts $ 130,000 * Cost to construct new roads in year three $ 43,000 Salvage value of equipment in four years $ 68,000 *Receipts from sales of ore, less out-of-pocket costs for salaries, utilities, insurance, and so forth. The mineral deposit would be exhausted after four years of mining. At that point, the working capital would be released for reinvestment elsewhere. The company’s required rate of return is 18%. Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: a. What is the net present value of the proposed mining project? b. Should the project be accepted?
Answer:
Windhoek Mines, Ltd., of Namibia
a. The net present value (NPV) of the proposed mining project is:
= -$117,258
b. No. The project should be rejected. It has a negative NPV.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Cost of new equipment and timbers = $370,000
Working capital required = $115,000
Cost to construct new roads in year three = $43,000
Annual net cash receipts = $130,000
Salvage value of equipment in four years = $68,000
Company's required rate of return = 18%
Mining duration = 4 years
Annuity factor for 4 years at 18% = 2.1690
Relevant discount factors at 18%:
Year 3 = 0.712
Year 4 = 0.636
Present values of Cash Flows:
Transaction Cash Flows PV Factor PV Amount
Cost of new equipment and timbers $370,000 1.000 -$370,000
Working capital required 115,000 1.000 -115,000
Cost to construct new roads in year three 43,000 0.712 -30,616
Annual net cash receipts 130,000 2.169 281,970
Salvage value of equipment in four years 68,000 0.636 43,248
Working capital released 115,000 0.636 73,140
Net present value -$117,258
On January 1, 2013, the balance in Tabor Co.'s Allowance for Bad Debts account was $13,546. During the first 11 months of the year, bad debts expense of $21,399 was recognized. The balance in the Allowance for Bad Debts account at November 30, 2013, was $9,859. Required: (a) What was the total of accounts written off during the first 11 months
Answer: $25,086
Explanation:
The bad debt written off is calculated by:
= Opening balance in Allowance for bad debts account + Bad debt expense - Closing balance in Allowance for bad debt
= 13,546 + 21,399 - 9,859
= $25,086
Typical cash outflows of a project include all of the following except: A. the original investment B. depreciation expense. C. additional inventory required D. repairs and maintenance expenses E. all of the above are typical cash outflows.
Answer:
B. depreciation expense
Explanation:
Project cash flow can be regarded as how cash flows into as well as out of an organization with respect to a particular potential or existing project. Project cash flow encompass costs for such a project as well as the revenue.
conventional cash flow as regards a project is been structured typically as an initial outflow, which is then followed by inflows numbers over a particular period of time.
Typical cash outflows of a project include the following ;
✓the original investment
✓additional inventory required
✓repairs and maintenance expenses
Axis Pvt. Ltd., an international financial services firm, assigns projects to employees in different nations. Since these multinational projects and careers provide employees with global exposure, they are more than willing to cooperate. With regard to organizing a multinational company, which of the following internal factors has been covered in this example?
A. Structure.
B. People.
C. Culture.
D. Management.
Answer: B. People
Explanation:
The people who work in a company are a very important internal factor because their work makes or breaks a company. When the company does something that can be expected to improve the efficiency of its workers, it is said to be investing in its people.
In the above, Axis is sending workers around the world which is giving these workers much needed exposure. In this day and age where globalization is everything, skills gained from being exposed to different nations are very important and can make workers more efficient.
The cost components of a heater include $38 for the compressor, $14 for the sheet molded compound frame, and $70 per unit for assembly. The factory machines and tools cost is $53,000. The company expects to produce 1,400 heaters in the coming year. What cost function best represents these costs
Answer: y = 122x + 53,000
Explanation:
The cost function takes the form, y = mx + c
Y = total cost
m would be the variable cost because it is the increase in x
x = total number of units to be produced
c = fixed cost because this is the y intercept and represents an amount that will not change regardless of the change in x
Variable cost = compressor + compound frame + assembly
= 38 + 14 + 70
= $122
Fixed cost = $53,000
Cost function is:
y = 122x + 53,000
Nadal Inc. had two temporary differences at the end of 2013. The first difference stems from installment sales, and the second one results from the accrual of a loss contingency. Nadal's accounting department has developed a schedule of future taxable and deductible amounts related to these temporary differences as follows:
Taxable amounts:
2014 $40,000
2015 $50,000
2016 $60,000
2017 $80,000
Deductible amounts:
2014 $0
2015 $(15,000)
2016 $(19,000)
2017 $0
As of the beginning of 2013, the enacted tax rate is 34% for 2013 and 2014, and 38% for 2015-2018. At the beginning of 2013, the company had no deferred income taxes on its balance sheet. Taxable income is expected in all future years.
A. Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2013.
B. Indicate how deferred income taxes would be classified on the balance sheet at the end of 2013.
Answer:
72,880
Explanation:
Given:
Taxable amounts are as follows,
2014$40,000
2015$50,000
2016$60,000
2017$80,000
Deducible amounts are as folllows,
2014$0
2015$(15,000)
2016$(19,000)
2017$0
Solution:
Taxable amount is as follows,
2014$40,000-34%-13,600
2015$35,000-38%-13,300
2016$41,000-38%-15,580
2017$80,000-38%-30,400
Therefore the deferred liability 72,880
To income tax provision 72,880
This would be shown as deferred tax liability under the long term liabilities head with amount of $72,880
Product K has a unit contribution margin of $120. Product L has a unit contribution margin of $100. Product K requires five furnace hours, while Product L requires four furnace hours. Determine the most profitable product, assuming the furnace is a bottleneck constraint.
Answer: Product L is more profitable
Explanation:
The unit contribution margin per production of product K per bottleneck hour will be:
= $120/5
= $24
The unit contribution margin per production of product L per bottleneck hour will be:
= $100/4
= $25
Product L is more profitable as it gives a profit of ($25 - $24) = $1 more than product K
Two years ago, Global Airlines sold a $250 million bond issue to finance the purchase of new jet airliners. These bonds were issued in at par value with an original maturity of 12 years and a coupon rate of 12%. Determine the value today of one of these bonds to an investor who requires a 14% rate of return on these securities. Is it a discount or premium bond and why
Answer:
$897
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the value today
Using Financial calculator to determine the Present value (PV)
N = (12- 2) = 10 years
I = 14%
PMT =12%*1,000=120
FV = $1000
PV=?
Hence;
PV = $896.68
PV=$897 (Approximately)
Therefore the value today is $897
Seeing his son graduate from college is most likely a short-term goal for a
person of which of these ages?
A. 8 years old
B. 58 years old
C. 28 years old
D. 18 years old
The answer is c 28 years old
A bond has a modified duration of 8 and a price of 112,955 calculated using an annual effective interest rate of 6.4%. EMAC is the estimated price of this bond at an interest rate of 7.0% using the first-order Macaulay approximation EMOD is the estimated price of this bond at an interest rate of 7.0% using the first-order modified approximation Calculate EC EMOD A. 91 B. 102 C. 116 D. 127 E. 143
Answer:
Option E (143) is the appropriate solution.
Explanation:
According to the question,
The modified duration will be:
= [tex]\frac{Macaulay \ duration}{(1+yield)}[/tex]
= [tex]8\times 1.064[/tex]
= [tex]8.512[/tex]
The percentage change in price will be:
= [tex]-0.6\times 8 \ percent[/tex]
= [tex]-4.8[/tex] (%)
Now,
The EMOD will be:
= [tex]112955\times (1-4.8 \ percent)[/tex]
= [tex]107533.2[/tex] ($)
Or,
The EMAC will be:
= [tex]112955\times (\frac{1.064}{1.07} )^{8.512}[/tex]
= [tex]107675.7[/tex] ($)
Hence,
⇒ [tex]EMOD-EMAC=107533.2-107675.7[/tex]
[tex]=-142.5[/tex]
⇒ [tex]EMAC-EMOD=143[/tex]
A trademark is a device that can take almost any form as long as it is capable of identifying and distinguishing specific products or services. Owens-corning fiberglas corporation's trademark is an example of a poduct that is protected by:__________
a. combination of letters and designs.
b. product shape.
c. picture.
d. logo.
e. color.
Answer:
E)color
Explanation:
Trademark can be regarded as one of intellectual property, it can be explained as recognizable insignia, symbol as well as phrase and word, which denotes a particular product and it's one that legally differentiates that particular Product from all other products of its kind. A trademark can also be regarded as one that exclusively identifies a product and allow the consumer to know specific company it belongs to and also allows them to know company that have the ownership of the brand.
It should be noted that trademark is a device that can take almost any form as long as it is capable of identifying and distinguishing specific products or services.
For instance Owens-corning fiberglas corporation's trademark is an example of a poduct that is protected by logo.
A firm's marginal product of labor is 4 and its marginal product of capital is 5. If the firm adds one unit of labor but does not want its output quantity to change, the firm should A. add 1.25 units of capital. B. use 1.25 fewer units of capital. C. use 0.8 fewer units of capital. D. use 5 fewer units of capital.
Answer: C. use 0.8 fewer units of capital.
Explanation:
The Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution (MRTS) shows how much you can decrease capital or labor by in order to keep production constant if you increase either capital or labor.
It is calculated by the formula:
= Marginal product of labor / Marginal product of capital
= 4 / 5
= 0.8
The firm should use 0.8 fewer units of capital in order to maintain the same production level.
