Answer:
D
Explanation:
Outsourcing refers to a practice where a firm seeks out an external party to provide services that would have otherwise been provided by staff of the firm. Here a customer assistance center in India is contracted. One of the advantages of outsourcing is that it results in cost savings.
However, confidentiality of company information could be compromised via outsourcing, and competitors could have access to trade secrets of such firms.
Answer: The internal auditor discovered it when performing a routine audit of expense reimbursements
Explanation:
Marcus Lane, was a geologist who travelled all over North America and South America and this results in several expense reimbursements. Lane engaged in fraudulent activity by double booking his air travel.
He used cheaper ticket for the actual flight and more expensive ticket was returned for credit. But, he submitted the expensive ticket for reimbursement.
The fraud was discovered by the internal auditor while doing a routine audit of expense reimbursements. He was terminated and he agreed to pay the money back.
Answer: 0.056
Explanation:
Total factor productivity is the ratio of the aggregate that is, the total output to the aggregate inputs. Total factor productivity is used to measure economic efficiency of a country.
From the question, we are informed that Burundi's observed per capita GDP, relative to the United States, is 0.01 and the predicted per capita GDP is 0.18. Then, the total factor productivity will be:
= 0.01/0.18
= 0.056
Answer:
Candonia has a comparative advantage in the production of <u>LEMONS</u>, while Lamponia has a comparative advantage in the production of <u>COFFEE</u>. Suppose that Candonia and Lamponia specialize in the production of the goods in which each has a comparative advantage. After specialization, the two countries can produce a total of <u>36</u> million pounds of coffee and <u>36</u> million pounds of lemons.
Explanation:
Since a lot of information was missing, I looked it up and found the attached graphs. The graphs referred to production of coffee and lemons, but I guess they are similar questions.
For every pound of lemons that Candonia produces, it will not be able to produce ¹/₂ pounds of coffee (opportunity cost of producing lemons instead of coffee).
For every pound of coffee that Lamponia produces, it will not be able to produce 1¹/₂ pounds of lemons (opportunity cost of producing coffee instead of lemons).
Answer: C. She exercises freedom of economic choice.
Explanation:
Freedom of choice is when economic agents such as individuals, the firm's and the government can allocate the resources as they want and are free to make a choice they want.
Freedom of choice represents allows individuals make their own decisions. In this scenario, Gabrielle's economic decisions best relate to broad economic goals by exercising the freedom of economic choice.
