What effect does government regulation have on businesses? it increases the cost of production for businesses in the long term, but it does not impact them in the short term. it gives businesses economic freedom so that they are able to make greater profits and employ more people. it decreases production costs for businesses in exchange for them agreeing to lower their prices to consumers. it takes away some economic freedom from businesses to ensure economic freedom for consumers.

Luis and rosa, citizens of costa rica, moved to the united states in year 1 where they both lived and worked. in year 3, they provided the total support for their four young children (all under the age of 10). two children lived with luis and rosa in the u.s., one child lived with his aunt in mexico, and one child lived with her grandmother in costa rica. none of the children earned any income. all of the children were citizens of costa rica. the child in mexico was a resident of mexico, and the child in costa rica was a resident of costa rica. how many total exemptions (personal exemptions plus exemptions for dependents) may luis and rosa claim on their year 3 joint income tax return? a. 6 b. 5 c. 4 d. 2

The management at a pesticide manufacturing company has observed a decline in quality measures. the managers ask robin, the firm's hr manager, to investigate whether training might solve the problem. robin conducts needs assessment and recommends a training plan. which of the following conditions would most likely have been an observation during robin's person analysis?

According to the law of demand, there is an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. that is, the demand curve for goods and services slopes downward. why?