Which of the following most accurately states the economic significance of exchange? a. physical goods have value because they exist; exchange can neither increase nor decrease their value. b. production of physical goods creates value; exchange merely redistributes this value. c. exchange creates value by moving goods from parties who value them less to parties who value them more. d. exchange reduces value since it consumes resources without adding to the physical supply of goods.

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?

Aprimary advantage of organizing economic activity within firms is thea. ability to coordinate highly complex tasks to allow for specialized division of labor. b. low administrative costs because of reduced bureaucracy. c. eradication of the principal-agent problem. d. high-powered incentive to work as salaried employees for an existing firm.

Adding a complementary product to what is currently being produced is a demand management strategy used when: a. capacity exceeds demand for a product that has stable demand.b. price increases have failed to bring about demand management.c. demand exceeds capacity.d. demand exceeds 100 percent.e. the existing product has seasonal or cyclical demand.