1. Identify various production processes and describe techniques that improve productivity,
including computers - aided design and
manufacturing, flexible manufacturing, lean
manufacturing, and mass customization.

The prebisch–singer hypothesis concludes that: a. technology lowers the cost of manufactured products, so developing countries should see an increase in their terms of trade. b. developing countries experience a long-run decline in their terms of trade, as the demand for primary products in higher-income countries declines relative to their demand for manufactured goods. c. because of unfair trading practices, labor in developing countries is exploited. d. opec has been responsible for a slowdown in the world's standard of living.

Arecession is defined as a period in which

Which statement or statements are implied by equilibrium conditions of the loanable funds market? a firm borrowing in the loanable funds market invests those funds with a higher expected return than any firm that is not borrowing. investment projects which use borrowed funds are guaranteed to be profitable even after paying interest expenses. the quantity of savings is maximized, thus the quantity of investment is maximized. a loan is made at the minimum interest rate of all current borrowing.