Which of the following statements accurately describe the phases of a business cycle? Check all that apply. a. A contraction phase is when an economy exhibits decreasing levels of production and consumption.
b. A period of expansion is when an economy exhibits decreasing levels of production and spending.
c. A trough occurs at the end Of the contraction phase and the beginning of the expansion phase.
d. A peak level of business activity occurs at the end of the expansion phase and the beginning of the contraction phase.

A contraction period is characterized by the following attributes: businesses that are operating lower productive capacity, unemployment, low retail sales, prices and interest rates, a declining stock market, and expectations of business profits.
Contraction periods tend to end with a ,while expansion periods tend to end with a

Which of the following pairs is most similar to each other? a. barter goods and fiat money b. digital money and barter goods c. fiat money and digital money d. commodity money and digital money

(05.04 mc) a 2012 report from the u.s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? (3 points) to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items

In transportation model analysis, the stepping-stone method is used to: a. obtain an initial feasible solutionb. evaluate empty cells for possible degeneracyc. evaluate empty cells for potential solution improvementsd. identify a dummy origin pointe. balance supply and demand