Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Hubert Memorial Foundation Has $300

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Essay

Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Hubert Memorial Foundation has $300 million in investments and contributes approximately 80 percent of the average annual return of $25 million to worthy causes. Individuals and groups requesting grants of $100,000 or more must make an in-person presentation of their request. These presentations generally involve three to five individuals and take an average of two hours each. The Executive Director of the Hubert Foundation is concerned with the cost of resources used to schedule and accommodate the 500 to 600 group presentations each year. She has asked you for suggestions about what kind of cost data to gather, and ways to classify the data to help her understand cause/effect relationships between costs and results.
Required:
Write a brief memo to the Executive Director giving her some basic information on cost classification and behavior.

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Price

The price level at which the market's offered goods and demanded goods are in balance.

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus, representing the total benefits to society from a market transaction.

Equilibrium Price

The market valuation where the supply of products equals the demand for products.

Gains From Trade

The benefits that parties obtain from engaging in voluntary trading, often leading to an increase in overall welfare and efficiencies.