The global economy of the 21st century can be summarized as: <span>an economic system that is more favorable for international business. Trade and imports are at an all time high, especially into the United States from places like China, Japan, and Hong Kong.</span>
        
             
        
        
        
It is a settlement agreement, where the defendant could pay the plaintiff an agreed amount to settle the dispute.
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
c. courages investment by increasing the uncertainty about future returns
Explanation:
Inflation refers to the increase in the price level of the goods
The price inflation reflects that there is a rise in the price of the goods and services over a particular period of time lets say for one year. It can arise when the raw material cost during the process of production increased that push the price in upward 
It also increased the uncertainty with respect to the future returns through investment
Hence, the correct option is c. 
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: Jimmy's Peanut Farm has to decrease its prices by 2.5% in order to achieve a 1% increase in the quantity of peanuts it sells.
Jimmy's Peanut Farm can increase the quantity sold by 1% only when the demand for peanuts increases. Demand for peanuts will increase only when the price of peanuts decrease. The Price Elasticity of Demand measures the responsiveness of demand to a percentage change in price.
The formula for Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) is given by the formula:

We have:
Percentage increase in quantity               1%  or 0.01
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)               0.40
Re-arranging the PED formula above we get, 

Substituting the values in the equation above we get, 

 
 
        
             
        
        
        
The government helped the economy by preventing monopolies that way small independent buissness could survive.