A business entrepreneur has recently leased a small herbicide
production factory. The production facility rent costs him $180 per
day. In addition, he must pay $85 for the lease on conveyor line,
$48 for maintenance costs, $76 for utilities, $52 for interest on
the loans used to maintain current operations, $64 for business
insurance, $35 for property taxes, and those daily costs must be
paid regardless whether the factory is operating or not.
There are two major components required to...