Answer:
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Because all people ( the public ) can fully enjoy this good/service without competing for it.
Complete Question:
A. According to census data, the percentage of Southville's population that lives in rural areas has gradually been shrinking.
B. The standards for obtaining a mortgage loan in Southville have been more stringent compared to many other countries.
C. Prior to the crisis, the prices of existing homes also increased in proportion to the prices of new homes in Southville.
D. A large proportion of home buyers in Southville were individuals who already owned one or more houses.
E. The inflation-adjusted real wage in the construction industry increased by 10 percent prior to the crisis.
Answer and Explanation:
Options A and D would weaken Bob's argument. The reason why option A would weaken Bob's argument would be because Bob said that the population is increasing whereas the according to the census data, the population has gradually been shrinking.
The reason for option D is that the individuals who already owned houses were buying new houses. So what was the need for them to buy additional new houses?
Answer: Exclusive distribution
Explanation:
Exclusive distribution is defined as the agreement in which a parties involved are manufacturer and distributor.It states that the particular distributor cannot sell their service or item to any other party .It binds the agreement that product can be sold to the exclusive distributor.
According to the situation mentioned in the question, designers are asked for exclusive distribution by the retailer.Retailer does not wants that design of jewelry to be sold through any other source or retailer for effective sale.Thus agreement upon this matter is proposed by the retailer.
Answer:
Aftertax income 47,278.7
Explanation:
Sales 14,600 units at $14.30 (10%Δ) 208,780
Cost of goods sold (unchanged) <u> (116,800) </u>
Gross profit 91,980
S&A expenses; 5% of sales
208,780 x 5% = (10,439)
Depreciation (unchanged) <u> (14,000) </u>
Operating profit 67,541
Taxes (30% of operating profit) <u> 20,262.3 </u>
Aftertax income 47,278.7