The best way to find terms of trade that will ensure that two entities are in the best terms of trade will be to look at the opportunity costs of the various products they produce.

A high opportunity cost in one product relative to that of the other entity means the entity with the higher opportunity cost should be trading with the entity with the lower opportunity cost and vice versa.

For example, assume that an entity "A" produces both rice and beans whilst an entity "B" also produces rice and beans too.

If the opportunity cost to A of producing Beans is 300 bags of rice whilst the opportunity cost to B of producing Beans is 120 bags of rice, and the opportunity cost to A of producing rice is 180 bags of beans whilst it is 250 bags of beans to B, the principles of comparative advantage require that A should focus more on producing rice and purchase beans from B whilst B should focus more on producing beans and purchase rice from A.

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3 years ago

An investment project has annual cash inflows of $2,800, $3,700, $5,100, and $4,300, for the next four years, respectively. The

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Answer:

Discounted payback period = 1.89 years

Explanation:

If Initial cost is $5,200

Year Cash flow Present value Present value Discounted

at 11% Cumulative cash flow

0 -5,200 1 -5,200 -5,200

1 2,800 0.9009 2,523 -2,677

2 3,700 0.811 3,003 326

3 5,100 0.73126 3,729 4,055

4 4,300 0.6587 2,833 6,887

Discounted payback period = 1 + (2,667/3003)

=1.89 years

Working

PV= (1+i)^-n

i= 11%, n= respective years 0,1,2,3,4

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3 years ago

Classify each of the statements as true or false.

Tasya [4]

Answer

The answer and procedures of the exercise are attached in the following archives.

Explanation

You will find the procedures, formulas or necessary explanations in the archive attached below. If you have any question ask and I will aclare your doubts kindly.

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3 years ago

If a competitive firm can increase its profits by increasing its output, then the firm's:

Basile [38]

If the firm can increase its profit by increasing its output then the firm is not producing at where the marginal cost is equal to the marginal revenue. A profit-maximizing firm in a competitive market will produce its output at the point in which MC=MR.

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4 years ago