Ross perot, a former presidential candidate of the reform party, which was a third political party in the united states, had strongly objected to the creation of the north american free trade agreement (nafta), which nonetheless was inaugurated in 1994. perot feared the loss of american jobs to mexico, where it is much cheaper to hire workers. what are the merits and demerits of perot’s position on nafta? considering the recent economic developments in north america, how would you assess perot’s position on nafta?

In the supply-and-demand schedule shown above, at the lowest price of $50, producers supply music players and consumers demand music players.

Consider derek's budget information: materials to be used totals $64,750; direct labor totals $198,400; factory overhead totals $394,800; work in process inventory january 1, $189,100; and work in progress inventory on december 31, $197,600. what is the budgeted cost of goods manufactured for the year? a. $1,044,650 b. $649,450 c. $657,950 d. $197,600

Alarge university wanted to study the relationship between completing an internship during college and students' future earning potential. prom the same graduating class, they selected a random sample of 80 students who completed an internship and 100 students who did not complete an internship and examined their salaries five years after graduation. they found that there was a statistically higher mean salary for the internship group than for the noninternship group. which of the following interpretations is the most appropriate? a. there could be a confounding variable, such as student major, that explains the difference in mean salary between the internship and no internship groups.b. we cannot infer anything from these data since the distribution of salaries is likely right skewed.c. you cannot draw any valid conclusions because the sample sizes are different.d. more students should complete internships because having an internship produces a higher salary.