Fred Loves Tomatoes

question 36

Multiple Choice

Fred loves tomatoes.He makes soups,sauces,and stews with them; stuffs them; roasts them; and grills them.Fred has discovered a farmer's market where the price of a bushel of tomatoes depends on how many bushels are purchased.The first bushel is $15; the second,$12; the third,$10; and four or more,$9 each.Fred has $82 to spend on tomatoes and on "all other things" during the coming week.All other things sell for $1 per unit.Assume that all other things are measured on the vertical axis.What is the horizontal intercept of Fred's budget constraint?

• A) 14.
• B) 7.5.
• C) 8.
• D) 6.
• E) 5.

Identify the goals and outcomes of specific downsizing strategies.

Recognize the relationship between downsizing and its impacts on organizational performance and employees.

Distinguish between short-term, medium-term, and long-term cost adjustment alternatives to downsizing.

Comprehend the importance of fairness (procedural, distributive, interactional justice) during the implementation of downsizing decisions.

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