In maricaibo, incandescent lightbulbs are being replaced with fluorescent lightbulbs, which have fewer negative effects and many more significant benefits. however, the energy efficiency of fluorescent lightbulbs has driven down the price of lightbulbs so significantly that incandescent lightbulbs can no longer compete. after six months, everybody has switched to the cheaper and better fluorescent lightbulbs. assume that spectacula consumes the same quantity of lightbulbs now as they did six months ago. select the choice that best describes the short‑run effects of this industrial change on spectacula's gdp and its standard of living.
a. there is not enough information to answer the question.
b. gdp increases and standard of living decreases.
c. gdp and standard of living both decrease.
d. gdp decreases and standard of living increases.
e. gdp and standard of living both increase.

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crow design, inc. is a web site design and consulting firm. the firm uses a job order costing system in which each client is a different job. crow design assigns direct labor, licensing costs, and travel costs directly to each job. it allocates indirect costs to jobs based on a predetermined overhead allocation rate, computed as a percentage of direct labor costs. direct labor hours (professional) 6,250 hours direct labor costs ($1,800,000 support staff salaries ,000 computer ,000 office ,000 office ,000 in november 2012, crow design served several clients. records for two clients appear here: delicious treats mesilla chocolates direct labor 700 hours 100 hours software licensing $ 4,000 $400 travel costs 8,000 1. compute crow design’s direct labor rate and its predetermined indirect cost allocation rate for 2012. 2. compute the total cost of each job. 3. if simone wants to earn profits equal to 50% of service revenue, how much (what fee) should she charge each of these two clients? 4. why does crow design assign costs to jobs?

You hold a diversified $100,000 portfolio consisting of 20 stocks with $5,000 invested in each. the portfolio's beta is 1.12. you plan to sell a stock with b = 0.90 and use the proceeds to buy a new stock with b = 1.50. what will the portfolio's new beta be? do not round your intermediate calculations.