Elaine found out that most brands of maple syrup in her country have artificial flavors. so she and her sister set up a small company to produce organic maple syrup. she hired a few food experts and workers to collect sap from maple trees. she also hired a supplier to make bottles for the syrup. before entering the market, elaine met with a number of her competitors to understand their reaction to her product. which economic question did she fail to consider?

Select the five weaknesses of the articles of confederation. congress could not declare war or establish an army. congress could not levy taxes. congress could not control trade. not all the states were represented in congress. no national court system. no executive to enforce the laws. congress could not negotiate with foreign governments. the national government could not borrow money. nine of the states had to agree to pass a law.

Why might collective bargaining fail, causing a union to go on strike? a the union agrees with the boss about wages. b the boss compromises about work hours. c the factory goes out of business, causing the workers to lose their jobs. d the boss refuses to address dangerous working conditions in the factories.

The proposed downtown mall development will cause severe economic harm to our city. i, like everyone else here, am concerned about the troubled economy, and we all know the importance of job creation — especially here - but these concerns shouldn't push us to blindly support supposed "job creators" without first looking at the data. the truth is that when jobs are created in one place, they're usually destroyed somewhere else. studies have shown that for every job created by a mall, at least one job in a local business is lost. as the former owner of two long-standing small businesses in our community, i know all too well the power of these big commercial chains. my fellow citizens, we have watched this evil evolve for decades, and it's time to take a stand. these new chain stores may be able to offer lower prices on some goods, but they also take money out of our community to pay distant executives and shareholders. if we oppose what is the author's point of view?