Most newly industrialized countries (nics) have moved away from restrictive trade practices and instituted significant free market reforms. as a result these countries have:

a. attracted both trade and foreign direct investment.
b. overcome environmental damages caused by lack of development.
c. reduced population pressures through labor outsourcing.
d. obtained significant amount of loans from world bank.
e. taken measures to protect their cultures and traditions.

)murphy was consuming 100 units of x and 50 units of y . the price of x rose from 2 to 3. the price of y remained at 4. (a) how much would murphy’s income have to rise so that he can still exactly afford 100 units of x and 50 units of y ? g

The price of trade suppose that portugal and sweden both produce rye and wine. portugal's opportunity cost of producing a bottle of wine is 4 bushels of rye while sweden's opportunity cost of producing a bottle of wine is 10 bushels of rye. by comparing the opportunity cost of producing wine in the two countries, you can tell thatportugal/sweden has a comparative advantage in the production of wine.andportugal/sweden has a comparative advantage in the production of rye. suppose that portugal and sweden consider trading wine and rye with each other. portugal can gain from specialization and trade as long as it receives more rye for each bottle of wine it exports to sweden. similarly, sweden can gain from trade as long as it receives more bottles of wine for each bushel of rye it exports to portugal. based on your answer to the last question, which of the following prices of trade (that is, price of wine in terms of rye) would allow both sweden and portugal to gain from trade? a. 1 bushels of rye per bottle of wineb. 8 bushels of rye per bottle of winec. 9 bushels of rye per bottle of wined. 3 bushels of rye per bottle of wine

Which of the following would not generally be a motive for a firm to hold inventories? a. to decouple or separate parts of the production process b. to provide a stock of goods that will provide a selection for customers c. to take advantage of quantity discounts d. to minimize holding costs e. all of the above are functions of inventory.