Italy and india are countries that trade with each other. if italy has a comparative advantage in cell phones and india has a comparative advantage in hats, which of the following is a correct statement about the effects of trade between these nations?
a. italy will lose jobs in the cell phone industry.
b. both countries are likely to be better off, and world production will increase.
c. there will be a net loss of employment in india.
d. both countries will lose jobs through trade and be worse off.

Compare the sources of consumer credit 1. consumers use a prearranged loan using special checks 2. consumers use cards with no interest and non -revolving balances 3. consumers pay off debt and credit is automatically renewed 4. consumers take out a loan with a repayment date and have a specific purpose a. travel and entertainment credit b. revolving check credit c. closed-end credit d. revolving credit

Suppose there are three types of consumers who attend concerts at your university’s performing arts center: students, staff, and faculty. each of these groups has a different willingness to pay for tickets; within each group, willingness to pay is identical. there is a fixed cost of $1,000 to put on a concert, but there are essentially no variable costs. for each concert: i. there are 140 students willing to pay $20. (ii) there are 200 staff members willing to pay $35. (iii) there are 100 faculty members willing to pay $50. a) if the performing arts center can charge only one price, what price should it charge? what are profits at this price? b) if the performing arts center can price discriminate and charge two prices, one for students and another for faculty/staff, what are its profits? c) if the performing arts center can perfectly price discriminate and charge students, staff, and faculty three separate prices, what are its profits?

Find the zeros of the polynomial 5 x square + 12 x + 7 by factorization method and verify the relation between zeros and coefficient of the polynomials