Australia is a major producer of agricultural and dairy products and exports coffee, tea, spices, and milk products to the United States. The United States is the world's third largest supplier of machinery and exports heavy machinery to Australia. Adam Smith would say this exchange occurs because .

Carlton industries is considering a new project that they plan to price at $74.00 per unit. the variable costs are estimated at $39.22 per unit and total fixed costs are estimated at $12,085. the initial investment required is $8,000 and the project has an estimated life of 4 years. the firm requires a return of 8 percent. ignore the effect of taxes. what is the degree of operating leverage at the financial break-even level of output?