Which situation is an example of comparative advantage in an international market?
country a decides to grow extra potatoes so they have more to export, while country b does not.
factories in country a can produce the same number of tablets as factories in country b, or the factories in country a could be used to build more laptops than the factories in country b.
country a invests in a new technology while country b chooses to invest in education.
farmland in country a can produce 100 units of rice per acre, while country b can only produce 70 units of rice using the same amount of workers and farmland.

Match each of the terms below with an example that fits the term. a. fungibility the production of gasoline b. inelasticity the switch from coffee to tea c. non-excludability the provision of national defense d. substitution the demand for cigarettes

Vortex company operates a retail store with two departments. information about those departments follows. department a department b sales $ 800,000 $ 450,000 cost of goods sold 497,000 291,000 direct expenses salaries 125,000 88,000 insurance 20,000 10,000 utilities 24,000 14,000 depreciation 21,000 12,000 maintenance 7,000 5,000 the company also incurred the following indirect costs. salaries $36,000 insurance 6,000 depreciation 15,000 office expenses 50,000 indirect costs are allocated as follows: salaries on the basis of sales; insurance and depreciation on the basis of square footage; and office expenses on the basis of number of employees. additional information about the departments follows. department square footage number of employees a 28,000 75 b 12,000 50 required: 1. determine the departmental contribution to overhead and the departmental net income for department a and department b.

Which of the filling is a social news site