Use the Table Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 22

Essay

Use the table below to answer the following questions. Calculate the total cost of production if labor and capital costs are equal at a $1 each. The recalculate the costs when only the price of labor rises to $5 but capital costs remain at $1. Identify the least cost technology in both cases.

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Definitions:

Intersegment Sales

Transactions of goods or services between segments of the same company, which are used for internal accounting purposes.

Consolidated Revenue

The total revenue recognized from the combined operations of a parent company and its subsidiaries, after inter-company transactions have been eliminated.

Revenue Test

A criterion used to determine whether a business segment or component qualifies as a reportable segment based on its revenue amount, either internally or externally generated.

Segment Revenues

Revenues generated from different business units or geographical areas within a company.