Scenario 9-1 the before-trade domestic price of peaches in the united states is $40 per bushel. the world price of peaches is $52 per bushel. the u. s. is a price-taker in the market for peaches. 10. refer to scenario 9-1. if trade in peaches is allowed, the united states a. will become an importer of peaches. b. will become an exporter of peaches. c. may become either an importer or an exporter of peaches, but this cannot be determined. d. will experience increases in both consumer surplus and producer surplus.

Visburg concrete company pours concrete slabs for single-family dwellings. lancing construction company, which operates outside visburg's normal sales territory, asks visburg to pour 40 slabs for lancing's new development of homes. visburg has the capacity to build 300 slabs and is presently working on 250 of them. lancing is willing to pay only $3, 300 per slab. visburg estimates the cost of a typical job to include unit-level materials, $1, 440: unit-level labor, $720: and an allocated portion of facility-level overhead, $1, 200. required calculate the contribution to profit from the special order. should visburg accept or reject the special order to pour 40 slabs for $3, 300 each?

John novosel was employed by nationwide insurance company for fifteen years. novosel had been a model employee and, at the time of discharge, was a district claims manager and a candidate for the position of division claims manager. during novosel's fifteenth year of employment, nationwide circulated a memorandum requesting the participation of all employees in an effort to lobby the pennsylvania state legislature for the passage of a certain bill before the body. novosel, who had privately indicated his disagreement with nationwide's political views, refused to lend his support to the lobby, and his employment with nationwide was terminated. novosel brought two separate claims against nationwide, arguing, first, that his discharge for refusing to lobby the state legislature on behalf of nationwide constituted the tort of wrongful discharge in that it was arbitrary, malicious, and contrary to public policy. novosel also contended that nationwide breached an implied contract guaranteeing continued employment so long as his job performance was satisfactory. what decision as to each claim?

Which change is illustrated by the shift taking place on this graph? a decrease in supply an increase in supply o an increase in demand o a decrease in demand