Question 17 A farmer can make accounting profits $80,000 per year planting corn, $60,000 per year planting canola, or $40,000 per year planting sorghum. Assume only one crop will be planted. What is the opportunity cost of planting corn? $80,000 $60.000 $50,000 $40,000

Please no written by hand and no image According to the Washington Post article The Downsides of Cheap Corn, farmers' 2014 crop revenues were down from prior years, despite very productive harvests all around the United States. Which of the statements is the explanation offered by the article for this apparent paradox? The costs of farming have increased faster than productivity, leading to higher crop yields but lower profits. An influx of farmers entering the agricultural market has led to fierce competition, driving down revenues. The increase in the supply of crops has decreased prices by a greater percentage than the percentage increase in quantity of sales. Consumer demand for agricultural crops such as corn, soybean, and wheat are at record lows

8. Factors of production can be: (a) Land (b) Labour (c) Organisation (d) All of the above

Why do you think it is important for managers to understand the mechanics of short- and long-term supply and demand? Give examples of companies whose business has been helped or hurt by changes in supply or demand in the markets in which they have been competing.