The race to the bottom scenario of global environmental degradation is explained roughly like this: A. Profit-seeking multinational companies shift their production from countries with strong environmental standards to countries with weak standards, thus reducing their costs and increasing their profits.
B. Companies seek to reduce their costs of operation on plant and equipment design and this results in higher levels of pollution.
C. Companies seek the lowest market prices on products in order to gain market share, resulting in inferior goods and increased waste and pollution.
D. Companies seek to influence environmental legislation standards to the lowest possible standards in the U. S. in order to maximize profits.
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It is sometimes argued that a nation should not depend too heavily on other countries for supplies of certain key products. This argument is commonly known as the:
A. buy-American argument.
B. anti-dumping argument.
C. national interest argument.
D. self-sufficiency argument.

Exercise 18-15 sheffield appliance center is an experienced home appliance dealer. sheffield appliance center also offers a number of services for the home appliances that it sells. assume that sheffield appliance center sells ovens on a standalone basis. sheffield appliance center also sells installation services and maintenance services for ovens. however, sheffield appliance center does not offer installation or maintenance services to customers who buy ovens from other vendors. pricing for ovens is as follows. oven only $790 oven with installation service 850 oven with maintenance services 970 oven with installation and maintenance services 990 in each instance in which maintenance services are provided, the maintenance service is separately priced within the arrangement at $180. additionally, the incremental amount charged by sheffield appliance center for installation approximates the amount charged by independent third parties. ovens are sold subject to a general right of return. if a customer purchases an oven with installation and/or maintenance services, in the event sheffield appliance center does not complete the service satisfactorily, the customer is only entitled to a refund of the portion of the fee that exceeds $790. assume that a customer purchases an oven with both installation and maintenance services for $990. (b) indicate the amount of revenue that should be allocated to the oven, the installation, and to the maintenance contract.