In january 2007, xm enjoyed about 58 percent of satellite radio subscribers, and sirius had the remaining 42 percent. both firms were suffering losses, despite their dominance in the satellite radio market. in 2008, the doj decided not to challenge a merger, and these two firms united to become sirius xm. if you were an economic consultant for sirius, which of the following would not be a viable economic arguments designed to persuade the doj not to challenge the merger? 1)sirius and xm compete against other products such as broadcast radio and mp3s.2)at least one of these firms is financially unstable.3)rapidly changing technology in the portable music industry would prevent anticompetitive behavior.4)the merger will to increase the companies' market power.5)there would be significant cost savings if the merger took place.

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Afreelance​ singer-songwriter is planning the restoration of a recently purchased civil​ war-era farmhouse. while he professes an enjoyment​ of, and talent in the construction​ trades, the theory of comparative advantage implies that a. the value of what he imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) must equal the value of what he exports​ (songs). b. he should concentrate on the restoration work since his​ out-of-pocket costs will be much lower than if he hires professionals. c. ​self-sufficiency is​ advantageous, hence he should split his time between music and construction. d. the income lost while away from music will likely exceed the savings realized by doing the work​ himself, thus, he should hire professionals to do the restoration work. e. he ought to do as much of the work himself as possible since imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) should always be restricted to those things that cannot be done internall

Every 10 years, the federal government sponsors a national survey of health and health practices (nhanes). one question in the survey asks participants to rate their overall health using a 5-point rating scale. what is the scale of measurement used for this question? ratio ordinal interval nominal