Suppose a wealthy French citizen buys $2 million worth of stock issued by an American corporation. The American firm uses the proceeds for a factory expansion. This is an example of foreign investment in the United States.
Which of the following policies are consistent with the goal of increasing productivity and growth in developing countries?
(i) Provide tax breaks and patents for firms that pursue research and development in health and sciences.
(ii) Protect property rights and enforce contracts.
(iii) Give families cash payments on the condition that their children show up for school and medical exams.
(iv) Pursue inward-oriented policies.
Which of the following are possible outcomes of rapid population growth?
(i) A reduction in human capital per worker
(ii) A reduction in capital per worker
(iii) An increase in technological knowledge
(iv) All of the above

Who is better at multi-tasking? in business, employees are often asked to perform a complex task when their atten-tion is divided (i.e., multi-tasking). human factors (may 2014) published a study designed to determine whether video game players are better than non–video game play-ers at multi-tasking. each in a sample of 60 college stu-dents was classified as a video game player or a non-player. participants entered a street crossing simulator and were asked to cross a busy street at an unsigned intersec-tion. the simulator was designed to have cars traveling at various high rates of speed in both directions. during the crossing, the students also performed a memory task as a distraction. two variables were measured for each student: (1) a street crossing performance score (measured out of 100 points) and (2) a memory task score (measured out of 20 points). the researchers found no differences in either the street crossing performance or memory task score of video game players and non-gamers. “these results,” say the researchers, “suggest that action video game players [and non-gamers] are equally susceptible to the costs of dividing attention in a complex task”

If a team of three workers, each making the u.s. federal minimum wage, produced these 12 rugs, what would the total labor cost be? don't forget that these workers would be working overtime.

For a firm that uses the weighted average method of process costing, which of the following must be true? (a) physical units can be greater than or less than equivalent units. (b) physical units must be equal to equivalent units. (c) equivalent units must be greater than or equal to physical units. (d) physical units must be greater than or equal to equivalent units.