What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of the basic entry strategies that firms have available to them when they enter international markets.

Discuss the state of US shipbuilding.   Where are we compared to other countries?

If society did not want to leave things to the market, how might it decide who got how many masks?

Ed has an idea for making money. He will get broken things on Craigslist that people are giving away for free, and he will fix these things up and then sell them. It does not cost any money for Ed to fix these things. Ed says "this is a way for me to make free money, with no opportunity costs." Is Ed right? Or are there opportunity costs to doing what Ed is planning?

Why might a country want to produce a good itself, even if it does NOT have a comparative advantage in that good?

Draw an Edgeworth Box diagram with an initial endowment. Show the gains from trade relative to this endowment point assuming that each person has normal shaped indifference curves. Show the Pareto Efficient points that are within the region of gains from trade relative to the initial endowment. Make sure that your initial endowment point is not Pareto Efficient.

Suppose that nominal GDP was $9000000.00 in 2005 in Orange County California. In 2015, nominal GDP was $11000000.00 in Orange County California. The price level rose 2.50% between 2005 and 2015, and population growth was 3.25%. Calculate the following figures for Orange County California between 2005 and 2015. Give all answers to two decimals. a

Part 1 Nominal GDP growth was %.

Part 2 . Economic growth was %.

Part 3 Inflation was %.

Part 4 Real GDP growth was %.

Part 5 Per capita GDP growth was %

Part 6 Real per capita GDP growth was %.

1. Explain the factors that the measurement of GDP ignores.

2. Explain the difference between a positive and a negative externality along with an example

States that grade murders by degree generally treat any murder that is not "willful,predetermined, and deliberate" as ________________

1. What happens to market price, quantity, and total surplus when several competing firms in a market merge and become a monopoly?
2. What happens to market price, quantity, and total surplus when a monopolist is broken up into several competing firms?
3. What is price discrimination? Give an example?
4. What three things are necessary for a firm to practice price discrimination?

In what ways does your choice of a Target Market dictate (or imply) your choice of Value Proposition to focus on and who your Key Competitors will be

Based on failures in the economy, how do we know if it is a market failure or a government failure? How does a market failure or government failure impact someone like me, a college student?

Description: • Individual task. • Answer the following questions in a single document using the material and information given to you throughout the course. Once you have decided which country you will be working in, the UK, Canada or the USA, you must research and find the laws or regulations that correspond to the questions that you are answering. Remember to use Harvard citations in the document and to provide a reference page at the end.

1. Jim who recently quit his job after receiving a very large bonus payment is interested in forming his own business. He is not sure how to begin and he has asked you to help him identify and analyze what company formation options he has available. He can set up his business in the UK, Canada or the USA, he will go where you decide. a. Please advise him on what it means to be unincorporated, the advantages and disadvantages b. Then explain to him the significance of opening an incorporated business? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of business? c. Then explain to him what is a Limited Liability Partnership? What responsibilities and liabilities do the partners have for themselves individually, to the firm/to each other in the firm and to the public? d. Explain to Jim if he needs additional capital to begin his new company what are some ways he could finance his new company?

2. 5 years later Jim has done very well but he is facing competition from 4 other similar businesses, he is considering the idea of merging with one of his competitors or trying to acquire one of them. a. Explain to Jim what a merger is. Then identify and explain the steps that he and the other party would need to take to merge together – remember this will vary country to country. b. Jim was able to convince Bob to merge their companies together, explain to Jim what three separate groups of professionals are recommended to be consulted to assist him with this merger. c. Explain to Jim and Bob what issues they will need to agree to when the two comes merge into one new company. For example, who will be the Director, etc…

3. (In case Jim cannot merge with someone) Jim soon realizes that none of his competitors want to merge with him but still facing stiff competition, so he asks you to assist him in acquiring one of the competitors to give him a bigger advantage in the market. a. Explain to Jim what is an acquisition and then explain to him the different ways he can acquire one of his competitor’s company. b. Explain to Jim what the significance of him acquiring a competitor’s company would be in relations to control of the company, decision making, directors, etc…

4. If Jim cannot merge with a competitor is there the possibility of a Strategic Alliance or Joint Venture between the parties? a. Explain what is a Strategic Alliance? What are the main characteristics of a strategic alliance and the advantages/disadvantages? b. Explain what is a Joint Venture? What are the main characteristics of a joint venture and the advantages/disadvantages?

What is one major current trend in healthcare, and at least three related economic concepts?

• Write an essay on the National transformation Program (NTP)
• 500 words
• Do not copy & Paste.

and thank you for your help..

Assume a Ricardian (Comparative Advantage) world. Also assume that in an hour, Home requires 8 hours for laptop computers and 2 hours for desktop computers while the rest of the world (ROW) needs 4 hours for laptops or 2 hours for desktops. Each country has 1000 labor hours available. Also, assume that these countries decide to open for trade and specializes in the products that they have comparative advantage.

Which of the following is NOT true?

A) After specialization, world total production of desktops will be 250.

B) All of these are correct.

C) After specialization, world total production of laptops will be 250.

D) After specialization, world total production of desktops will be 500.