Consider the new Starbucks in Bethlehem. Suppose the wage is w = $9, and the cost of capital is r = $1, and their production function for cups of coffee is q = 4K^0.5L^0.5

a) What is the least/minimum cost of inputs combination required to produce 120 cups of coffee?

b) What would be the total cost of producing 120 cups of coffee?

c) Suppose instead that capital was fixed at 25 units. What would be the implications for labor usage maintaining q = 120?

d) Keeping capital fixed at 25 units. What would be the implications for total cost maintaining q = 120?

What arguments can be given that the historical cost framework should be abandoned?

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A company is considering the purchase of a large stamping machine that will cost $145,000, plus $6,300 transportation and $11,700 installation charges. It is estimated that, at the end of five years, the market value of the machine will be $48,000. The IRS has established that this machine will fall under a three-year MACRS class life category. The justifications for the machine include $34,000 savings per year in labor and $44,000 savings per year in reduced materials. The before-tax MARR is 20% per year, and the effective income tax rate is 40%. What is the after-tax equivalent annual worth of this investment over the five year period which ends with the sale of the machine?    (Do not enter a dollar sign $ with your answer.)

The cost of a typical basket of consumer goods is shown below for six ( 6 ) years. Year Cost of Basket Year Cost of Basket 1 $ 175 4 $ 211 2 $ 183 5 $ 225 3 $ 193 6 $ 236 Required: Calculate the following: 1. The CPI for each year, and the rate of inflation for years 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. In doing this students with the last name starting with, A to C will use Year 6 as the base year, D to G will use Year 5, H to L will use Year 4, M will use Year 3, N to R will use Year 2, and S to Z will use Year 1. Both the CPI values and inflation rates must be stated to one decimal place. Please use year 6 as base year. thanks.

A manufacturer of car transmissions wants to develop a cost estimate for a customer’s order for 25 transmissions. It is estimated that the first transmission will take 100 hours of shop time and an 80% learning curve is expected. Using the learning curve tables:-
a. How many labour-hours should the 25th transmission require? [5 marks] b. How many labour-hours should the whole order for 25 transmission require? [5 marks] c. If the labour hour rate is $50 per hour and the pricing policy of the company is to double the labour costs of the order, what is the customer price for each transmission? [6 marks] d. Total Quality Management (TQM) can be an excellent quality management technique if properly implemented. Discuss the obstacles associated with the implementation of TQM. [9 marks]

for chipotle Reflect on the "cost" in packaging waste of one week's meal. As part of your reflection ask some questions which weigh the costs versus the benefits of the packaging waste.

The goals of doing this assignment early in the semester is to give us something to think about as the semester progresses.

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A company is considering the purchase of a large stamping machine that will cost $185,000, plus $4,700 transportation and $9,300 installation charges. It is estimated that, at the end of five years, the market value of the machine will be $32,000. The IRS has established that this machine will fall under a three-year MACRS class life category. The justifications for the machine include $26,000 savings per year in labor and $36,000 savings per year in reduced materials. The before-tax MARR is 20% per year, and the effective income tax rate is 40%. What is the after-tax equivalent annual worth of this investment over the five year period which ends with the sale of the machine?    (Do not enter a dollar sign $ with your answer.)