<span>If nominal gdp is $12 trillion and real gdp is $10 trillion, then the gdp deflator is: </span><span>120, and this indicates that the price level has increased by 20 percent since the base year.</span>
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GDP deflator reflect the effects of new prices to the product that produced domestically.
It calculated with this equation:
GDP Deflator = GDP Nominal/Real GDP x 100
= 12 Trllion /10 Trillion x 100
= 120</span>
Answer:
The answer is a. The "invention" sought to be patented is actually a living creature.
Explanation:
That is the answer. Because by the law, you actually "CAN" patent a living creature or an organism that you invented and that does not exist naturally.
So, a patent application CAN NOT be denied on the grounds that the invention is a living thing.
However, if a plant or any organism exists in nature and has reproduced, then it cannot be patented. Because then it has become a natural occurrence. This is a stern limitation and a criteria put on patents for living organisms.
Patenting living organism such as anti bacteria and bacteria is common in pharmaceutical industry while patenting unique seed types are common in agricultural sector.
The two independent clauses in the following compound-complex sentence are.
- The production manager supported the changes.
- He expected the process to work smoothly.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Compound sentence and complex sentence together makes a compound- complex sentence. A Clause is a sentence which has one subject or one verb.
The independent clause is a sentence which does not need a supportive sentence to explain it's situation and it makes a statement or asks a question.
And dependent clause is a sentence which begins with when, because, if etc. Therefore, the independent caluses will be the above given two sentences as they are statements and do not need a supportive statement.
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option D. Before government approves a merger, companies must prove that the merger would lower the number of competitors in the market. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.
