What are the short-run economic effects when u. s. firms substitute labor outside of the u. s. for labor inside the u. s.?

a. the demand curve for labor in the u. s. increases, and the demand curve in the foreign country will increase.

b. the demand curve for labor in the u. s. decreases, and the demand curve in the foreign country will increase.

c. the demand curve for labor in the u. s. decreases, and the demand curve in the foreign country will decrease.

d. the demand curve for labor in the u. s. increases, and the demand curve in the foreign country will decrease?

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Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.

You decided to charge $100 for your new computer game, but people are not buying it. what could you do to encourage people to buy your game?