Which option identifies the most likely basic requirement in the following scenario? A developing country needs to shift from smallholding to modern state-of-the-art agribusiness-style farming, and wants to do this in a fully independent, self-sustainable manner.

A) access to advanced chemical supplements and pesticides

B) a substantial body of skilled, traditional subsistence farmers

C) an infrastructure providing educated workers and advanced machines

D) an infrastructure providing cheap, unskilled labor

Asmall town wants to build some new recreational facilities. the proposed facilities include a swimming pool, recreation center, basketball court and baseball field. the town council wants to provide the facilities which will be used by the most people, but they face budget and land limitations. the town has $400,000 and 14 acres of land. the pool requires locker facilities which would be in the recreation center, so if the swimming pool is built the recreation center must also be built. also, the council has only enough flat land to build the basketball court or the baseball field. the daily usage and cost of the facilities (in $1,000) are shown below. which facilities should they build? facilityusagecost ($1,000)landswimming pool4001002recreation center5002003basketball court3001504baseball field2001005

Experts are particularly concerned about four strategic metal resources that are important for the u.s. economy and military strength, and that must be imported. what percentage does the u.s. import? *

Suppose that a government that is skeptical of efforts to regulate prices charged by private companies is nevertheless concerned that an electric utility company is taking advantage of consumers with unfair pricing policies. which of the following policy options might most effectively enable the government to achieve its objectives in this situation? do nothing to all. turn the company into a public enterprise. use antitrust laws to increase competition. regulate the firm's pricing behavior.