Answer:
The percentage rate of return for these 298 dairies is 6%
Explanation:
The percentage rate of return is calculated by dividing the profits by total investment, so the given information in the question is,
profits = $18
investment = $300
percentage rate of return = 18/300 = 0.06 = 6%
Answer: Companies in perfect competition do not usually apply "socially conscious" practices because their cost-benefit relationship does not justify it.
Generally, the administration of an oligopolistic company will carry out "socially conscious" practices, because this differentiation between the other companies would lead to higher than normal profits.
Answer:
A shift to the right of the demand curve can be caused by any factor other than price that increases the willingless of consumers to purchase a product of service (in this case newspapers).
Two other events can result in a shift to the right of the demand curve for newspapers:
- Local elections are held in Baltimore - when local elections are held, people become more interested in following local news in order to decide their vote, therefore, they are willing to purchase more newspapers.
- A dramatic event occurs in Baltimore - it could be a natural disaster, a massacre, or an economic crisis, if things become too far from normal, people will want to learn about what is happening, and will look out for information in newspapers.
Answer: behaviours
Explanation: An employee's behaviour is how they react to a certain circumstance in the work environment. This behaviour can be internally driven or can be adopted from external situations. This scenario depicts an external situation, as Jan based her movements on her how her employees operate. Jan decided that she will not speak to her coworkers, merely because she noticed that no else in the office does. And because she didn't want to stand out or seem different, she applied that same behaviour. This is a form of conformity, which is when someone adopts the beliefs, behaviours or norms of a group, in order to fit in with them.
Answer:
1. forced America to produce goods once imported from England ⇒ Embargo Act of 1807: law passed by Thomas Jefferson that prohibited American ships from trading in foreign ports.
2. non-involvement in world affairs ⇒ isolationism: policy that tries to separate a country from getting involved in foreign disputes or political affairs
3. negotiations between labor and management ⇒ collective bargaining: when employers and workers unions discuss wage increases and other working conditions and benefits
4. Alaskan Purchase ⇒ Seward's Folly: Seward's Folly or Seward's Icebox was the term given to the Alaska purchase deal by its opponents who believed Alaska was worthless.
5. battle of San Juan Hill ⇒ Rough Riders: 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry that were led by Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt in the battle of San Juan.
6. combining of corporations ⇒ consolidation: when two corporations merge into one single company.
7. blown up in Havana harbor ⇒ Maine: In 1898 the USS Maine was blown up and sank in Havana, it started the Spanish - American War.
8. Clermont ⇒ Fulton's Folly: Robert Fulton owned the Clermont (AKA Fulton's Folly) was the first steamboat vessel to be used as a commercial way of transportation.
9. interchangeable parts ⇒ standardized parts: The assembly developed by Henry Ford used interchangeable and standardized parts.
