How did the design industry change in the 1980s? The demand for designers significantly decreased.
Niche markets requiring specialized skills became obsolete.
Hand drawings done by draftsmen became obsolete.
Competition between designers significantly increased.

Weber company purchases $44,270 of raw materials on account, and it incurs $52,730 of factory labor costs. supporting records show that (a) the assembly department used $27,580 of raw materials and $33,320 of the factory labor, and (b) the finishing department used the remainder. manufacturing overhead is assigned to departments on the basis of 150% of labor costs.journalize the assignment of overhead to the assembly and finishing departments.account titles and explanation debit credit

Your company is starting a new r& d initiative: a development of a new drug that dramatically reduces the addiction to smoking. the expert team estimates the probability of developing the drug succesfully at 60% and a chance of losing the investment of 40%. if the project is successful, your company would earn profits (after deducting the investment) of 9,000 (thousand usd). if the development is unsuccessful, the whole investment will be lost -1,000 (thousand usd). your company's risk preference is given by the expected utility function: u(x) v1000 +x, where x is the monetary outcome of a project. calculate the expected profit of the project . calculate the expected utility of the project . find the certainty equivalent of this r& d initiative . find the risk premium of this r& d initiative e is the company risk-averse, risk-loving or risk-neutral? why do you think so?

10. problems and applications q10 a market is described by the following supply-and-demand curves: qsqs = = 2p2p qdqd = = 300â’p300â’p the equilibrium price is $ and the equilibrium quantity is . suppose the government imposes a price ceiling of $90. this price ceiling is , and the market price will be $ . the quantity supplied will be , and the quantity demanded will be . therefore, a price ceiling of $90 will result in . suppose the government imposes a price floor of $90. this price floor is , and the market price will be $ . the quantity supplied will be and the quantity demanded will be . therefore, a price floor of $90 will result in . instead of a price control, the government levies a tax on producers of $30. as a result, the new supply curve is: qsqs = = 2(pâ’30)2pâ’30 with this tax, the market price will be $ , the quantity supplied will be , and the quantity demanded will be . the passage of such tax will result in .