The United States is highly protective of its agricultural food industry, imposing import tariffs and sometimes quotas on imports of agricultural goods. For each argument, discuss whether it is a valid justification for trade protection of U. S. agricultural products. a. The United States would be vulnerable if all of its food came from overseas, so trade protection necessary for it to maintain national security.
b. Since the agricultural sector employs a large percentage or the labor force, protection is necessary to prevent job loss.
c. The United States has traditionally been a manufacturing economy and recently moved more resources into the agricultural sector. Because the agricultural sector is relatively new, it require protection as an infant industry.

Policymakers are provided data about the private and social benefits of a good being sold in the market. quantity private mb ($) social mb ($) 6 6 9 7 4 7 8 2 5 9 0 3 what is the size of the externality? if the externality is positive, enter a positive number. if negative, make it a negative number. $ given this data, policymakers must decide whether to address the associated externality with a subsidy or a tax. as their economic consultant, which of the two policy tools would you recommend? a subsidy a tax

Dahlia enterprises needs someone to supply it with 127,000 cartons of machine screws per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next five years, and you’ve decided to bid on the contract. it will cost you $940,000 to install the equipment necessary to start production; you’ll depreciate this cost straight-line to zero over the project’s life. you estimate that in five years, this equipment can be salvaged for $77,000. your fixed production costs will be $332,000 per year, and your variable production costs should be $11.00 per carton. you also need an initial investment in net working capital of $82,000. if your tax rate is 30 percent and your required return is 11 percent on your investment, what bid price should you submit? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Describe three scenarios in which you might utilize mathematics to investigate a crime scene, accident scene, or to make decisions involving police practice. be sure to explain how math is used in police as they work through each scenario.