in the 1950s, imports and exports of goods and services constituted roughly 4% to 5% of u. s. gdp. in recent years, exports have accounted for approximately 12% of gdp, while imports have more than tripled to over 15% of gdp.

Kando company incurs a $9 per unit cost for product a, which it currently manufactures and sells for $13.50 per unit. instead of manufacturing and selling this product, the company can purchase product b for $5 per unit and sell it for $12 per unit. if it does so, unit sales would remain unchanged and $5 of the $9 per unit costs assigned to product a would be eliminated. 1. prepare incremental cost analysis. should the company continue to manufacture product a or purchase product b for resale? (round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Popeye produces 20 cans of spinach in 8 hours. wimpy produces 15 hamburgers in 10 hours. if each hamburger trades for 1.5 cans of spinach, then: a.wimpy’s production and productivity are greater than popeye’s. b.popeye’s production is greater than wimpy’s, but his productivity is less. c.wimpy’s production is greater than popeye’s, but his productivity is less. d.popeye’s production and productivity are greater than wimpy’s.

Shawn received an e-mail offering a great deal on music, movie, and game downloads. he has never heard of the company, and the e-mail address and company name do not match. what should shawn do?