Tim's performance pizza is a small restaurant in san diego that sells gluten-free pizzas. tim's very tiny kitchen has barely enough room for the four ovens in which his workers bake the pizzas. tim signed a lease obligating him to pay the rent for the four ovens for the next year. because of this, and because tim's kitchen cannot fit more than four ovens, tim cannot change the number of ovens he uses in his production of pizzas in the short run.
a) fill in the blanks to complete the marginal product of labor column.
no. of workers output pizzas marginal product of labor
0 0
1 60
2 100
3 130
4 150
5 160
b) plot tim's production function (x-axis no. of workers y-axis pizzas)
c) the law of diminishing marginal product of labor is demonstrated by which of the following? (select all that apply) 1. total output increases at a decreasing rate as you increase the quantity of labor. 2. total output declines as you increase the quantity of labor. 3. total output increases only when you increase both labor and ovens.

What is the relationship between the national response framework and the national incident management system (nims)? a. the national response framework replaces the nims, which is now obsolete. b. the response protocols and structures described in the national response framework align with the nims, and all nims components support response. c. the nims relates to local, state, and territorial operations, whereas the nrf relates strictly to federal operations. d. the nims and the national response framework cover different aspects of incident management—the nims is focused on tactical planning, and the national response framework is focused on coordination.

Exercise 18-15 sheffield appliance center is an experienced home appliance dealer. sheffield appliance center also offers a number of services for the home appliances that it sells. assume that sheffield appliance center sells ovens on a standalone basis. sheffield appliance center also sells installation services and maintenance services for ovens. however, sheffield appliance center does not offer installation or maintenance services to customers who buy ovens from other vendors. pricing for ovens is as follows. oven only $790 oven with installation service 850 oven with maintenance services 970 oven with installation and maintenance services 990 in each instance in which maintenance services are provided, the maintenance service is separately priced within the arrangement at $180. additionally, the incremental amount charged by sheffield appliance center for installation approximates the amount charged by independent third parties. ovens are sold subject to a general right of return. if a customer purchases an oven with installation and/or maintenance services, in the event sheffield appliance center does not complete the service satisfactorily, the customer is only entitled to a refund of the portion of the fee that exceeds $790. assume that a customer purchases an oven with both installation and maintenance services for $990. (b) indicate the amount of revenue that should be allocated to the oven, the installation, and to the maintenance contract.

Acompetitive market in healthcare would a. overprovide healthcare because the marginal social benefit of healthcare exceeds the marginal benefit perceived by consumers b. underprovide healthcare because it would eliminate medicare and medicaid c. underprovide healthcare because the marginal social benefit of healthcare exceeds the marginal benefit perceived by consumers d. overprovide healthcare because it would be similar to the approach used in canada