Ralph owns a small pizza restaurant, where he works full-time in the kitchen. his total revenue last year was $100,000, and his rent was $3,000 per month. he pays his one employee $2,000 per month, and the cost of ingredients and overhead averages $500 per month. ralph could earn $35,000 per year as the manager of a competing pizza restaurant nearby. his total implicit costs for the year were:

Dr. dow jones wants to know whether a problem-based approach to teaching economics will result in higher academic performance than his traditional method. of the six sections of economics 101 at his university, dr. jones randomly assigns three sections to the traditional method and three sections to the problem-based method for unit 1 of the course. then all sections switch the instructional method for unit 2. he plans to compare the performance of the two groups of sections on their unit 1 and unit 2 exams. this study employs a design.

Abusiness cycle reflects in economic activity, particularly real gdp. the stages of a business cycle

Dyed-denim corporation is seeking to lower the costs of value creation and achieve a low-cost position. as a result, it plans to move its manufacturing plant from the u.s. to thailand, which based on company research, is the optimal location for production. this strategic move will most likely allow the company to realize