Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

Answer:

The correct selection is option "C": $75.

Explanation:

The outstanding balance on a credit card shows how much the user has spent against the card's credit limit. It also indicates the debt owed to the issuing bank. Once the outstanding balance is cleared, the total credit limit becomes available again.

Therefore, with a credit limit of $800 and an outstanding balance of $725, the maximum amount the account holder can charge next month is $75 ($800-$725 = $75).

Answer:

a) This policy would be advantageous if the demand for sterile needles has elastic characteristics and the cross-price elasticity of demand linking drugs and sterile needles is high and

b) This policy would be unfavorable if the demand for sterile needles is characterized as inelastic while the cross-price elasticity between drugs and needles is high and

Explanation:

a) Under what conditions is this policy viewed as beneficial?

This policy is advantageous when the demand for sterile needles is elastic and the corresponding cross-price elasticity with drugs shows a positive and high relationship.

The elastic demand for sterile needles indicates that the quantity demanded increases more significantly in response to price changes.

The positive cross-price elasticity suggests that as the price of needles decreases, the demand for drugs decreases, assuming they are substitutes. Therefore, as the price of sterile needles approaches zero, the

b) Under what conditions is this policy seen negatively?

This policy turns unfavorable when the demand for sterile needles is inelastic and the cross-price elasticity relating drugs to needles is high and

An inelastic demand for sterile needles suggests the quantity demanded does not increase much with price reductions.

Answer: Which option below illustrates a decision related to managing working capital? B. choosing between paying cash immediately for a purchase or utilizing the supplier’s offered credit.

Explanation: Working capital deals with short-term assets and liabilities. Deciding on the payment method for a purchase involves considering the overall financial objective connected to the transaction. This approach ensures the payment choice aligns optimally with the company’s financial strategy.

Answer:

The data indicates: One flight has a total of 100 seats.

Full fare passengers, ticket cost=$150, average=56 passengers, SD=23.

Discount fare passengers, ticket cost=$100, average=88 passengers, SD=44.

(a) The question suggests optimizing total revenue per flight (one way) by potentially only taking full fare passengers, which would yield $15,000. However, historical probabilities show an average of 56 with a standard deviation of 23, thus in an ideal scenario, total full fare passengers could reach 79. That would allocate 21 tickets for discount passengers, leading to total revenues of $13,950.

(b) Now with the new constrained policy, specific seat allocations for both categories are set—44 for discount (resulting in total revenues of 44*100) and 56 for full fare (resulting in total revenues of 56*150)—both within the previously mentioned probabilities. The total revenue in this case will be 44*100+56*150 = $12,800.

(c) The difference in excess revenues between both scenarios for optimal total revenues and limited seats policy is calculated as answer (a) - answer (b) = $13,950 - $12,800 = $1,150.

(d) Realistically, this question cannot be properly answered without a clear confidence interval. Another simplifying assumption is to take the mean number of passengers as expected bookings (which can later be adjusted with provided confidence intervals). The total revenues in this scenario will come from 44*100 from discount and 56*150 from full fare passengers. This remains similar to answer (c) due to the assumption of no constraints, so optimal bookings might total 54 full fare tickets and 44 discount tickets. Worst case scenarios could involve subtracting SD from each passenger type’s mean, or for better scenarios, add SD of full fare passengers to the mean and allocate remaining seats for discount fare in order to maximize revenue.