. Country A and Country B produce the sametwo products, hammocks and looms. Country Acan produce a maximum of 60 hammocks or 40looms, while Country B can produce amaximum of 40 hammocks or 20 looms.(a) What is the opportunity cost to produce a loomin terms of hammocks in Country A?(b) Which country has a comparative advantage inproducing looms? Explain.(c) Internationally, if 1 loom is traded for 1.75hammocks, who will benefit from trading:Country A only, Country B only, bothcountries, or neither country?(d) Assume there is international trade.(i) Can a country produce beyond itsproduction possibilities curve (PPC)?(ii) Can a country consume beyond its PPC?

University hero is considering expanding operations beyond its healthy sandwiches. jim axelrod, vice president of marketing, would like to add a line of smoothies with a similar health emphasis. each smoothie would include two free health supplements such as vitamins, antioxidants, and protein. jim believes smoothie sales should fill the slow mid-afternoon period. adding the line of smoothies would require purchasing additional freezer space, machinery, and equipment. jim provides the following projections of net sales, net income, and average total assets in support of his proposal. sandwichesonly sandwiches and smoothies net sales $ 750,000 $ 1,350,000 net income 120,000 210,000 average total assets 350,000 750,000 return on assetschoose numerator ÷ choose denominator = return on assets÷ = return on assets÷ = profit margin÷ = profit margin÷ = asset turnover÷ = asset turnover÷ = times

Advertisers are usually very conscious of their audience. choose an issue of a popular magazine such as time, sports illustrated, vanity fair, rolling stone, or the like. from that issue select three advertisements to analyze. try to determine the audience being appealed to in each advertisement and analyze the appeals used to persuade buyers. how might the appeals differ is the ads were designed to persuade a different audience.

Which of the following is not a benefit typically offered by employers? a. health insurance b. vacation pay c. retirement plans d. guaranteed raises