Country x and country y reach an agreement to boost bilateral trade. they agree to remove all barriers to the trade of goods and services. they, however, are free to determine their own trade policies with regard to nonmembers. which level of economic integration is this an example of?
a. a customs union
b. an economic union
c. a common market
d. a free trade area

Garfield corporation is considering building a new plant in canada. it predicts sales at the new plant to be 50,000 units at $5.00/unit. below is a listing of estimated expenses. category total annual expenses % of annual expense that are fixed materials $50,000 10% labor $90,000 20% overhead $40,000 30% marketing/admin $20,000 50% a canadian firm was contracted to sell the product and will receive a commission of 10% of the sales price. no u.s. home office expenses will be allocated to the new facility. the contribution margin ratio for garfield corporation is

What would not cause duff beer’s production possibilities curve to expand in the short run? a. improved manufacturing technology b. additional resources c. increased demand

Consider the following two projects. both have costs of $5,000 in year 1. project 1 provides benefits of $2,000 in each of the first four years only. the second provides benefits of $2,000 for each of years 6 to 10 only. compute the net benefits using a discount rate of 6 percent. repeat using a discount rate of 12 percent. what can you conclude from this exercise?