Vern and Lewis borrowed $10,000 together to buy a truck and start a hay hauling business. After three months, they were three months overdue with payments and the banker wanted his money. Lewis left town with the truck and gave no forwarding address. Vern decided to quit the business and realized he had lost his half of the truck. He went to the bank to pay his half of the money for the truck. The banker said:

Vern and Lewis borrowed $10,000 together to buy a truck and start a hay hauling business. After three months, they were three months overdue with payments...

Charles found that he could reduce the fixed cost per bushel of wheat by increasing his acreage. His fixed cost per bushel was $32 on a 10 acre operation, $16 on a 20 acre operation, $8 on a 40 acre operation, $4 on an 80 acre operation, $2 on a 160 acre operation, etc. Charles was experiencing:

Charles found that he could reduce the fixed cost per bushel of wheat by increasing his acreage. His fixed cost per bushel was $32 on a 10 acre operation,...