This is tough to answer in 3-5 sentences, and tends to also be a heavy identifier of your possible political leanings. You'll have to apologize if some of mine leak out in the response, but this is a question we debate hotly more frequently than every 4 years.
In general, international trade can help increase the GDP and overall profits for US-based corporations. However, if all we do is export, and we don't import, other countries don't look favorably upon that and may heavily tax our goods to counter this.
I believe we do need to be thoughtful about the amounts and kinds of international trade that we engage in. For example, farming is always a hotly debated issue for international trade, in part because farmers in other countries with a dramatically lower cost of living OR farmers in countries with a favorable currency rate (exchange from their currency to our dollars gives them an advantage) can undercut our farmers here in the US, many of whom are already struggling.
There are also those who are worried that when we import produce from countries that have not outlawed pesticides we know are carcinogenic, for instance, this creates not only a disadvantage for US farmers, but also for consumers who may be concerned about health issues.
As another example of this, many countries outlawed import of US beef during the Mad Cow Epidemic. We in turn also placed bans on importing beef from the UK.
These are examples of why it's important to be thoughtful about trade, but there are certainly many others, including decline in production jobs within the US that have left cities like Detroit a ghost town (this was formerly the hub of our automotive industry production).
Answer:
22.13%
Explanation:
The effective annual rate formula below can be used to determine the actual rate charged by the bank as follows:
Effective annual rate=(1+APR/n)^n-1
APR=20%
n=number of times interest is computed yearly=365
Effective annual rate=(1+20%/365)^365-1
Effective annual rate=1.221335858
-1
Effective annual rate=22.13%
The actual rate of interest on bank loan is 22.13%
Answer:
Efficiency of the system = Actual output/ Effective capacity*100
Efficiency of the system = 850/950*100
Efficiency of the system = 0.894737*100
Efficiency of the system = 89.47%
Utilization of the system = Actual output/Design capacity*100
Utilization of the system = 850/1200*100
Utilization of the system = 0.708333*100
Utilization of the system = 70.83%
Answer:
<em>because the existing models have been in place for so long, they are considered untouchable, the equivalent of an economic law.</em>
Explanation:
The rational economic model is even more widely used in economics because it is easier to measure. Although people have irrational behaviors, they are more subjective, which makes the rational model still the most used by the economy, because through it is possible to measure behavior patterns, statistical data and information relevant to the economy.
1=A
2=D
3=C
4=A
5=C
6=C
7=D
8=A
9=C
10=D
11=C
12=A
13=C
14=B
