The International Trade Administration provides Multiple Choice

1. aid to underdeveloped countries and has limited protection in support of "essential" projects in approved countries and for approved products.

2. credit insurance that minimizes nonpayment risk caused by financial, economic, or political uncertainties.

3. a means to helping U. S. business compete in the global marketplace.

4. underwriting of trade and investments for U. S. firms.

5. risk insurance for companies investing in less-developed countries.

Which type of market are you in if your company, along with three other companies, controls 95 percent of the total music industry?

Which of the following is likely not a benefit of requiring a grand jury to listen to and examine all of the evidence against a person suspected of committing a serious crime and then independently deciding whether or not to hand down an indictment? 1.the grand jury system provides the accused another safeguard against being sent to trial and facing conviction based on flawed evidence. 2.the members of the grand jury are drawn from the community and are empowered to render independent decisions about whether or not the government has collected enough evidence to bring an individual to trial. 3.the grand jury’s decision can provide prosecutors insight into what is necessary to build a sufficient case if a similar crime is presented later. 4.the grand jury is impaneled to rubber-stamp prosecutors’ cases, which makes it possible for more cases to reach trial.

Suppose the production function in an economy is y = k0.5l0.5, where k is the amount of capital and l is the amount of labor. the economy begins with 64 units of capital and 16 units of labor. use a calculator and equations in the chapter to find a numerical answer to each of the following questions. what are the wage and the rental price of capital? the wage is equal to unit(s) of output and the rental price of capital is equal to unit(s) of output.