It allows a member country to reimpose tariffs if imports are hurting that country's economy or its workers. b. it disallows any special protection being extended to specific industries. c. it disallows nafta members from trading with other countries unless a unanimous permission is obtained. d. it has been hailed by economists to be a perfect example of a free trade pact.

The market for corn in country a is highly competitive. at the current market price of $5/bushel there is a shortage of 100,000 bushels of corn in this country. media reports claim that the price of corn will rise drastically in the near future. according to these reports, the neighboring country b had witnessed a similar situation recently. at the same price, the shortage in country b was also 100,000 bushels and eventually the equilibrium price in b went up to $10/bushel. both countries are known to have equal number of corn producers and the market supply of corn is identical at all prices. this, combined with the fact that consumers in the two countries also have similar tastes and preferences, led the media to conclude that the price of corn in country a would soon be as high as $10/bushel. the new equilibrium price turns out to be below $10/bushel, what inferences can be drawn?

For a multistate lottery, the following probability distribution represents the cash prizes of the lottery with their corresponding probabilities. complete parts (a) through (c) below. x (cash prize, $) p(x) grand prizegrand prize 0.000000008860.00000000886 200,000 0.000000390.00000039 10,000 0.0000016950.000001695 100 0.0001582930.000158293 7 0.0039114060.003911406 4 0.0080465690.008046569 3 0.012865710.01286571 0 0.975015928140.97501592814 (a) if the grand prize is $13 comma 000 comma 00013,000,000, find and interpret the expected cash prize. if a ticket costs $1, what is your expected profit from one ticket? the expected cash prize is $nothing.

The gomez company, a merchandising firm, has budgeted its activity for december according to the following information: • sales at $500,000, all for cash. • merchandise inventory on november 30 was $250,000. • the cash balance at december 1 was $20,000. • selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $50,000 for december and are paid for in cash. • budgeted depreciation for december is $30,000. • the planned merchandise inventory on december 31 is $260,000. • the cost of goods sold represents 75% of the selling price. • all purchases are paid for in cash. the budgeted cash disbursements for december are: