The president is considering placing a tariff on the import of japanese luxury cars. using the model presented in this chapter, discuss the economics and politics of such a policy. in particular, how would the policy affect the u. s. trade deficit? how would it affect the exchange rate? who would be hurt by such a policy? who would benefit?

Neveready flashlights inc. needs $317,000 to take a cash discount of 3/15, net 70. a banker will loan the money for 55 days at an interest cost of $13,200. a. what is the effective rate on the bank loan? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. how much would it cost (in percentage terms) if the firm did not take the cash discount but paid the bill in 70 days instead of 15 days? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. should the firm borrow the money to take the discount? no yes d. if the banker requires a 20 percent compensating balance, how much must the firm borrow to end up with the $317,000? e-1. what would be the effective interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 55 days were $7,200?

Suppose a country's productivity last year was 84. if this country's productivity growth rate of 5 percent is to be maintained, this means that this year's productivity will have to be:

Type the correct answer in the box. spell all words correctly. what could be the cause for robert’s symptoms? every time a project deadline approached, robert became agitated, angry, and suffered from frequent headaches. his manager concluded that he was suffering from .