Question 11 of 25 A country has a trade deficit of $20 billion with its trading partners over a
year. Which change would cause the country to have a trade surplus the
following year, assuming everything else remains the same?
A. The country increases its imports by $30 billion.
B. The country decreases its imports by $10 billion.
O C. The country increases its exports by $30 billion.
D. The country decreases its exports by $10 billion.
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Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.