The article discusses how it is good to be near a trading partner—especially a rich trading partner—for two reasons: a) it is cheaper to trade with a close trading partner than one that is far away and b) a rich trading partner offers more opportunities for trade than a poor one. as the article points out, germany benefits as the neighboring country, france, becomes wealthier. consistent with this argument, the states on the west coast of the united states have seen rapid economic growth as has experienced rapid economic growth. part 2 (0.5 point)see hint in contrast, states along the east coast should see slow economic growth and possibly even a decline as the economy of stagnates.

Special order carson manufacturing, inc., sells a single product for $36 per unit. at an operating level of 8,000 units, variable costs are $18 per unit and fixed costs $10 per unit. carson has been offered a price of $20 per unit on a special order of 2,000 units by big mart discount stores, which would use its own brand name on the item. if carson accepts the order, material cost will be $3 less per unit than for regular production. however, special stamping equipment costing $4,000 would be needed to process the order; the equipment would then be discarded. assuming that volume remains within the relevant range, prepare an analysis of differential revenue and costs to determine whether carson should accept the special order. use a negative sign with answer to only indicate an income loss from special order; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers.