one reason some manufacturing companies have moved production from overseas locations back to the united states is an increasing preference by U. S. consumers for products made in the united states. Assuming that managers at these companies used all available information, including the increased preference by U. S. consumers for domestically produced, when making the decision to move production back to the United States exemplifies which key economic idea

The 2016 financial statements of the new york times company reveal average shareholders’ equity attributable to controlling interest of $837,283 thousand, net operating profit after tax of $48,032 thousand, net income attributable to the new york times company of $29,068 thousand, and average net operating assets of $354,414 thousand. the company's return on net operating assets (rnoa) for the year is: select one: a. 3.5% b. 6.9% c. 13.6% d. 18.7% e. there is not enough information to calculate the ratio.

Choose the best term for each definitionexpense, liability, monetary asset, statement of financial position, tangible asset, net worth, market value, investment asset, income, assetitems of monetary value a person or household ownsmoney spentmoney receivedfinancial assets purchased with the hope that they will generate income and appreciate in value to make it possible to sell at a higher price in the futurea debt or obligation owed to othersthe amount you could realistically sell an asset forassets that can be quickly and easily converted into casha measure of financial wealth and indicates the monetary value of all possessions that a person or household owns, minus the total amounts owed to othersa financial statement that describes an individual or family's financial condition on a specified date by showing assets, liabilities, and net worthpersonal property that was purchased to create a lifestyle or improve your life

Recently, verizon wireless ran a pricing trial in order to estimate the elasticity of demand for its services. the manager selected three states that were representative of its entire service area and increased prices by 5 percent to customers in those areas. one week later, the number of customers enrolled in verizon's cellular plans declined 4 percent in those states, while enrollments in states where prices were not increased remained flat. the manager used this information to estimate the own-price elasticity of demand and, based on her findings, immediately increased prices in all market areas by 5 percent in an attempt to boost the company's 2016 annual revenues. one year later, the manager was perplexed because verizon's 2016 annual revenues were 10 percent lower than those in 2015"the price increase apparently led to a reduction in the company's revenues. did the manager make an error? yes - the one-week measures show demand is inelastic, so a price increase will decrease revenues. yes - the one-week measures show demand is elastic, so a price increase will reduce revenues. yes - cell phone elasticity is likely much larger in the long-run than the short-run. no - the cell phone market must have changed between 2011 and 2012 for this price increase to lower revenues.