If you buy a product that doesn't work, you will not be able to return it. true or false

The following two graphs show the markets for smartphones in Sweden and Norway. Use the graphs to answer the questions that foll

zalisa [80]

Answer:

Assume there are no transportation costs. With trade, the price of $22.5 brings about balance in exports and imports. At this price, 600 smartphones are traded. With trade, Sweden produces 900 smartphones and consumes 300 smartphones, and Norway produces 300 smartphones and consumes 900 smartphones.

Now suppose the per-unit transportation cost from Sweden to Norway is $5. With trade, the transportation cost changes the price of smartphones in Sweden to $25 and in Norway to $25. Sweden will produce 800 smartphones and consume 400 smartphones, thus exporting 400 smartphones. Norway will produce 400 smartphones and consume 800 smartphones, thus importing 400 smartphones.

Explanation:

With no transportation costs, Sweden shall export smartphones and Norway shall import smartphones because the market price is lower in Sweden than in Norway.

The demand and supply functions for smartphones in Sweden, derived from the given values, are:

$Q_{D} = 1200 - 40P\\$

$Q_{S} = 40P$

The export supply (ES) equation is:

$ES = Q_{S} - Q_{D}$

ES = 40P - (1200 - 40P)

ES = 80P - 1200

The demand and supply functions for smartphones in Norway, derived from the given values, are:

$Q_{D} = 1800 - 40P$

$Q_{S} = 40P - 600$

The import demand (ID) equation is:

$ID = Q_{D} - Q_{S}$

ID = 1800 - 40P - (40P - 600)

ID = 2400 - 80P

The equilibrium price and quantity traded is determined where ES = ID.

80P - 1200 = 2400 - 80P

This simplifies to P = 22.5

Q = 2400 - 80(22.5) = 600

Next, a transaction cost of $5 per unit is imposed from Sweden to Norway. This changes the ES function as follows.

New ES = 80(P - 5) - 1200

New ES = 80P - 1600

The new equilibrium is where New ES = MD.

80P - 1600 = 2400 - 80P

This simplifies to P = 25

Q = 80(25) - 1600 = 400

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4 years ago

Examine the scenarios to determine the protected status, unprotected status, existence, or non-existence of a trade secret.

DedPeter [7]

Answer:

Protected status

Explanation:

In simple words, the trade secret is said to be protected when it has an economic value to the founding company or the company handling it and anyone who is exposed to the information regarding that is legally bound to not to disclose it.

Thus, from the above we can conclude that the given scenario indicates protected status.

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3 years ago

Countries are interconnected today as never before. From eating foods from different countries to singing along to songs perform

Nuetrik [128]

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).

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4 years ago

Inacio Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing departme

hjlf

Answer:

$17.97 per unit

Explanation:

Using weighted average method, Equivalent units = Units that are completed during the period + Equivalent units in process at the end of period.

Equivalent units = 8,500 + 2,000*90%

Equivalent units = 8,500 + 1,800

Equivalent units = 10,300

Cost per equivalent unit for materials = (Beginning costs + Current costs) / Equivalent units

Cost per equivalent unit for materials = ($13,000 + $172,100) / 10,300 units

Cost per equivalent unit for materials = $185,100 / 10,300 units

Cost per equivalent unit for materials = $17.97 per unit

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3 years ago

Gaw Company owns 15% of the common stock of Trace Corporation and used the fair-value method to account for this investment. Tra

ivann1987 [24]

Answer:

The correct answer is option (B).

Explanation:

According to the scenario, the given data are as follows:

Net income = $110,000

Dividends paid = $60,000

Common stock owns = 15%

So, we can calculate the income for particular investment by using following method:

Income to be recognized = Dividends paid × Common stock owned

by putting the value, we get

= $60,000 × 15%

= $60,000 × 0.15

= $9,000

Hence, the income to be recognized on this investment is $9,000.

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3 years ago