Riverside Industries Has Three Product Lines, A, B, and C

question 64

Multiple Choice

Riverside Industries has three product lines, A, B, and C.The following information is available: $\begin{array}{l}&A&B&C\\\text { Sales } & \$ 100,000 & \$ 90,000 & \$ 44,000 \\\text { Variable costs } & \underline{76,000} & \underline{48,000} & \underline{35,000} \\\text { Contribution margin } & \$ 24,000 & \$ 42,000 & \$ 9,000\\\text { Fixed costs: }\\\text { Avoidable } & 9,000 & 18,000 & 3,000 \\\text { Unavoidable } & \underline{6,000} & 9,000 & \underline{7,700} \\\text { Operating income } & \$ 9,000 & \$ 15,000 & \$ 1,700) \end{array}$ Riverside Industries is thinking of dropping product line C because it is reporting a loss.Assuming Riverside drops line C and does not replace it, the operating income will _____.

• A)increase by $2,400
• B)increase by $600
• C)decrease by $6,000
• D)decrease by $9,000

Examine the historical development and key contributors to the field of positive psychology.

Understand the relationship between positive psychology and other psychological orientations such as humanism.

Appreciate the methodology and importance of research within positive psychology.

Identify the characteristics and benefits of positive subjective states and emotions.

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Definitions:

Dormant Commerce Clause

A restriction on states’ authority that is implied in the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution: The power given to Congress to enact legislation that affects interstate commerce in effect prohibits a state from passing legislation that improperly burdens interstate commerce.

Interstate Commerce

Interstate Commerce refers to the buying, selling, or moving of goods, services, or money across state borders, regulated by the federal government.

Gun-Free School Zone Act

Federal legislation in the United States that prohibits the unauthorized possession of firearms in designated school zones.

Commerce Clause

A provision in the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to regulate trade between states, with foreign nations, and among Indian tribes.