Consider the market for baseball caps. there are many producers in this market, and we assume that the technology of production is identical among these producers. a typical producer in this market has a u-shaped average variable cost curve with the minimum average variable cost at $2.50, and a u-shaped average total cost curve with the minimum average total cost at $3.50. what does the market supply of baseball caps look like in the long run? choose one: a. an upward-sloping curve that starts at the price of zero b. an upward-sloping curve that starts at the price of $2.50, with zero supply at a price less than $2.50 c. a horizontal line at a price of $3.50 d. an upward-sloping curve that starts at the price of $3.50, with zero supply at a price less than $3.50.

The wall street journal reported that walmart stores inc. is planning to lay off 2,300 employees at its sam's club warehouse unit. approximately half of the layoffs will be hourly employees (the wall street journal, january 25-26, 2014). suppose the following data represent the percentage of hourly employees laid off for 15 sam's club stores. 55 56 44 43 44 56 60 62 57 45 36 38 50 69 65 (a) compute the mean and median percentage of hourly employees being laid off at these stores. (b) compute the first and third quartiles. (c) compute the range and interquartile range. (d) compute the variance and standard deviation. (e) do the data contain any outliers? (f) based on the sample data, does it appear that walmart is meeting its goal for reducing the number of hourly employees?

On average, someone with a bachelor's degree is estimated to earn times more than someone with a high school diploma. a)1.2 b)1.4 c)1.6 d)1.8

1. what must one do to perform the essential managerial task of controlling in achieving organizational goals? a. motivate, coordinate, and energize individuals and groups to work together to achieve organizational goals b. choose appropriate organizational goals and courses of action to best achieve those goals c. establish task and authority relationships that allow people to work together to achieve organizational goals d. establish accurate measuring and monitoring systems to evaluate how well the organization has achieved its goals