A monopolist faces the inverse demand function described by p  23  5q, where q is output.The monopolist has no fixed cost and his marginal cost is $6 at all levels of output.Which of the following expresses the monopolist's profits as a function of his output?

A) 23  5q  6
B) 17q  5q²
C) 23  10q
D) 23q  5q²  6
E) None of the above.

Cost B is best described as?

A) fixed
B) mixed
C) step-variable
D) variable

Gino, a team leader at a business process outsourcing firm, tells the human resource department that a significant share of his employees are missing deadlines. The department conducts a needs assessment and tells Gino that the employees' jobs require time management skills, so a training session on time management would be likely to improve performance. In this scenario, the department's recommendations would most likely be based on a(n)

A) institutional analysis.
B) task analysis.
C) person analysis.
D) organization analysis.
E) instructional analysis.