Suppose that GDP is $50 million in 2015 but falls to $48 million in 2016, and that no changes in personal consumption expenditures, gross private domestic investment, and government spending are recorded. What must have happened to net exports to cause this change?

a. From 2015 to 2016, both imports and exports must have risen by $2 million.
b. From 2015 to 2016, both imports and exports must have fallen by $2 million.
c. From 2015 to 2016, the difference between exports and imports must have fallen by $2 million.
d. From 2015 to 2016, the difference between exports and imports must have increased by $2 million.

Which statement best describes the variety of workplaces commonly found in the health science career cluster? a. workplaces in this cluster include healthcare facilities such as hospitals, physician offices, and clinics. b. workplaces in this cluster include healthcare facilities, laboratories, and other environments such as offices or homes. c . workplaces in this cluster include nonprofit hospitals, government-run clinics, and private physicians' offices. d. workplaces in this cluster include private and nonprofit hospitals and clinics, and dentists' offices.

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u.s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.

All of the following led to the collapse of the soviet economy except a. a lack of worker incentives. c. inadequate supply of consumer goods. b. a reliance on production quotas. d. the introduction of a market economy.