Afew hundred u. s. sugar makers lobby the u. s. government each year to make sure that the government taxes imported sugar at a high rate. they do so because the policy drives up the domestic price of sugar and increases their profits. it is estimated that the policy benefits u. s. sugar producers by about $1 billion per year while costing u. s. consumers upwards of $2 billion per year. which of the following concepts apply to the u. s. sugar tax? a. political corruption. b. rent-seeking behavior. c. the collective-action d. the special-interest effect.

Ummit record company is negotiating with two banks for a $157,000 loan. fidelity bank requires a compensating balance of 24 percent, discounts the loan, and wants to be paid back in four quarterly payments. southwest bank requires a compensating balance of 12 percent, does not discount the loan, but wants to be paid back in 12 monthly installments. the stated rate for both banks is 9 percent. compensating balances will be subtracted from the $157,000 in determining the available funds in part a. a-1. calculate the effective interest rate for fidelity bank and southwest bank. (do not round intermediate calculations. input your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) a-2. which loan should summit accept? southwest bank fidelity bank b. recompute the effective cost of interest, assuming that summit ordinarily maintains $37,680 at each bank in deposits that will serve as compensating balances

Andy owns islander surfboard inc. in the past, andy has always given his employees bonuses during the holidays if they reached certain sales goals. this year, even though the company is thriving, he decided to cut bonuses from employees and award them to himself instead. what ethical theory of leadership is andy following?

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