Answer:
C
Explanation:
The highest mountain could fit into the deepest ocean basin.
"Real Wages" are wages that are adjusted for inflation and rising prices. As prices rise, people are able to buy less and less with their "nominal" (aka un-adjusted) wages.
One example is gas for your car. If you make $1000 a month and gas goes up from $2.50 to $3, your un-adjusted wages stay the same (you still make $1000) but you can't buy as much of other things because your "real" wages have effectively gone down due to the price increase of gas.
Answer:
Franchises.
Explanation:
A franchise is formed when a third party is given the right to market products using the brand name of a parent company. There is usually an agreement between the parent company and the third party on profit sharing from the franchise.
In this scenario Keith wants to try a brand recognition of a national chain, but he wants to stay in his local area and be the owner of the shop.
The best option is to form a franchise where he can use the national brand to grow his business locally.
Adam Smith is known as the Father of Modern Economics and is known as the author of "The Wealth of Nations". According to the passage above, the idea of Adam Smith that made Mark think of starting a restaurant business is self-interest. The correct answer is option B. Self-interest, according to Adam Smith, is when the individual owns the resources available, labor and capital, can make voluntary decisions to control the marketplace. This is the biggest motivator in the activity in the economy.
