One argument for is that exports help improve the terms of trade of a country and also opens markets for domestic producers, meaning they can grow, employ more workers, earn more income, etc. Another argument for is that it increases competition, as there are goods coming in from all corners of the world, which may pressure domestic pressures to be more competitive and innovative with their products, improving its quality and product choice.
An argument for protectionism could be that imports may actually be harming domestic producers, which as we can see from President Trump's rhetoric, we can deduce that cheap imports from China will take sales revenue away from American producers and potentially cause them to lose customers and close down. Another argument for is that quotas and tariffs will make imports more expensive, which may make domestic products more price competitive.
Regarding the opinions, come up with it yourself. Think of the pros and cons and make a balanced judgement.
COMPLETE PROBLEM
Lana, a ten-year-old child, is run over by a car negligently driven by Mitchell. Lana, at the time of the accident, was acting reasonably and without negligence. Clark, a newspaper reporter, photographs Lana while she is lying in the street in great pain. Two years later, Perry, the publisher of a newspaper, prints Clark's picture of Lana in his newspaper as a lead to an article concerning the negligence of children. The caption under the picture reads: "They ask to be killed." Lana, who has recovered from the accident, brings suit against Clark and Perry. What result? Explain.
Explanation:
Judgement for Lana against Perry but not against Clark. The facts make out a case against Perry for the tort of invasion of privacy in particular placing another in a false light (INVASION OF PRIVACY:FALSE LIGHT). Section 652E of the restatement imposes liability for publicity which places another in a false light. It is unlikely that Perry could utilize the first amendment as a defense because Lana was neither a public official nor a public figure. Even if that defense were available, it is forfeited if Perry acted with "malice", which appears to be the case here because Perry acted in reckless disregard of the truth. Clark did not commit the tort of intrusion because he photographed an event that occurred in public.
a. Standard labor-hours is 7920 hours.
b. Standard labor cost allowed is $42,768.
c. The labor spending variance is $1588(U).
d. The labor rate variance is $1706 and the labor efficiency variance $3294(U).
e. The variable overhead rate is $5971(U) and efficiency variances for the month $5580(U).
<u>Explanation:</u>
a)Standars hours(SH) allowed to make 19800 jogging mates
=SH per unit 
19800
=(24/60)*19800
=7920 hours
24/60 has been taken to convert minutes into hours.
b)Standard Labor Cost (SC) of 19800 jogging mates
=$42,768
c)Labour Spending Variance
=$1588(U)
d)Labor Rate Variance
=$1706
Actual Hours(AH) * Actual Rate per hour(AR)= Actual Cost(AC)
Labor Efficiency Variance
=$3294(U)
e) Variable overhead rate variance = Actual hours worked (Standard overhead rate - Actual overhead rate)
= 8530 (4.5 - 5.20)
= $5971(U)
Actual overhead rate = $44,356 / 8530 = 5.20
Variable overhead efficiency variance = Standard overhead rate (Standard hours - Actual hours)
= 4.50 (7290 - 8530)
= $5580(U).
To solve for the cross-price elasticity of demand:
Take the quantity of the diamonds demanded and divide it by the decrease in the price of sapphires.
Cross-price elasticity of demand = 15/25
Cross-price elasticity of demand = 0.6
When you are solving for the cross-price elasticity of demand, you are seeing the response to the demand of a item when price changes for another good.
Answer: Option (c) is correct.
Explanation:
Correct option: The demand facing the firm is downward-sloping because it is the market demand.
In a monopoly market conditions, there is a single seller in the market and the monopolist firm is price setter. But the demand curve faced by the monopoly firm is downward sloping because monopolist is a single firm who is operating in the market and there is a need to reduce prices if he wants to sell an additional units.
