He amount of education the typical person receives varies substantially among countries. Suppose you were to compare one country, called Gilder, with a highly educated labor force with another country, called Florin, with a less educated labor force. Assume that education only affects the level of the efficiency of labor. Also assume that the countries are otherwise the same: they have the same population growth, the same saving rate, the same depreciation rate, and the same rate of technological progress. Both countries are described by the Solow model and are in their steady states. Answer the following questions about Gilder and Florin. a. Which country will have a higher growth of total income?

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Sam and diane are completing their federal income taxes for the year and have identified the amounts listed here. how much can they rightfully deduct? • agi: $80,000 • medical and dental expenses: $9,000 • state income taxes: $3,500 • mortgage interest: $9,500 • charitable contributions: $1,000.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.