1. Compare the institutional structure of Brazil, United States of America and India to determine if they promote globalization, i.e., (a) are their political institutions transparent and (b) do they have a functioning judiciary system?

2.Do you believe that the three countries (Brazil, United States of American and India) under consideration practice policies that promote globalization? For example, what are those countries' policies toward (a) governance, (b) competitive markets, (c) property rights, and (d) corruption?

3.Determine whether your affiliate marketing is a producer of goods or services. What are the major products and/ or services provided by affiliate marketing? Are those outputs sold only domestically or are they also exported?

4.Do these products and services face tariff or non-tariff barriers in the target export markets? What are the tariff rates or non-tariff barriers imposed on these items?

5.Identify regional trading blocs with which affiliate marketing operates as well as the benefits that affiliate marketing gains because it is part of those trading blocs.

6.Would affiliate marketing be better off under a system of multilateral trade liberalization like the WTO, or with bilateral or regional trading blocs?

7.If you were visiting a foreign country to negotiate a transaction on behalf of affiliate marketing, what cultural knowledge would you need to gain before the visit? How and from where would you get the information?

9a)A Japanese automaker manufactures cars in the United States. If these cars are sold to U.S. consumers, they will be counted in which of the following?

b)Which of the following is a nondurable consumption good?

c)The expenditure approach to computing GDP involves summing which of the following?

d)

In the United States, males between the ages of 40 and 49 eat on average 103.1 g of fat every day with a standard deviation of 4.32 g. The amount of fat a person eats is not normally distributed. A random sample of 33 men age 40-59 in the U.S. is taken.

It is possible with rounding for a probability to be 0.0000.

a) Identify the individual, variable, type of variable and the random variable X in the context of this problem. The individual is ________________

The variable information collected from each individual is _________________

This variable is a ___________- variable.

The random variable X is as follows: _____________________

b) List the givens with the correct symbols.

? = 103.1 g

? = 4.32 g

? = 33

c) Identify the random variable ¯¯¯ X in the context of this problem. __________________________

d) Find the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample mean. Put the numeric value in the first box and the correct units in the second box.

e) Find the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean. Put the numeric value rounded to two decimal places in the first box and the correct units in the second box.

f) What is the shape of the sampling distribution of the sample mean? _________________

Check all that apply:

σ is unknown

σ is known

n is at least 30

population is not normal

n is less than 30

population is normal

g) Find the probability that the sample mean fat consumption of the 33 randomly selected males in the US age 40 to 49 is less than 104.1 g.

Round final answer to 4 decimal places.

DO NOT use the rounded standard deviation from part e in this computation.

Use the EXACT value of the standard deviation with the square root.

h) Find the probability that the sample mean fat consumption of the 33 randomly selected males in the US age 40 to 49 is less than 101.6 g.

Round final answer to 4 decimal places.

DO NOT use the rounded standard deviation from part e in this computation.

Use the EXACT value of the standard deviation with the square root.

i) Is a mean fat consumption of 101.6 g unusually low for 33 randomly selected males in the US age 40 to 49?___________________________

j) If you found a mean fat consumption for a sample of 33 males in the US age 40 to 49 as low as 101.6 g, what might you conclude? _____________________

Heart disease remains one of the top causes of mortality in the United States. Consider the various types of heart disease covered in class this week. For your discussion, complete these items:

• The etiology of the selected heart disease: AFib
• Modifiable factors
• Non-modifiable factors

Be sure to cite any resources used when posting your discussion.

2. Consumption spending is a large percentage of GDP in the United States. The ageing population is a demographic certainty. Explain how ageing demographics in the U.S. will affect the economy for each of the two views discussed below.

a. Using key macroeconomic measurements and models explain how ageing demographics traditionally has already affected several economies (such as Japan and Europe.

b. Now explain how ageing demographics will affect U.S. consumers and U.S. consumers and U.S. businesses if older people are behind in saving for their retirement and must continue to work to save more for retirement.

If the United States government came to you today and solicited your consulting to select the next president, what competencies would you use to make your judgement, and why? Keeping in mind this is a "fit" challenge more than an ability challenge, how would you go about ensuring the next president is a good fit for the job? Now, take those same competencies and apply them (as they fit) to your own leadership. Which items apply, and why do they fit you?

Which of the following is an explanation, using bargaining theory, of why the United States went to war with Iraq in 2003?

Information deficiencies precluded a negotiated outcome. Saddam Hussein was paranoid. George W. Bush was driven by revenge for Iraq's attempt to assassinate his father. No agreements could have been negotiated, so war was the only option.

1.As a resident of the United States, if your nominal salary does not increase for three years, your real salary is likely to have declined. T or F.

2. The basket used to calculate the Consumer Price Index in the United States contains one unit of every good that is regularly purchased by the average urban consumer. T or F

3. The consumer price index has a value of 125 in the year 2002 and a value of 150 in the year 2010.

In this case, $500 in the year 2002 has the same purchasing power as how many dollars in the year 2010?

Round to the nearest whole number.

4. The price of gas in 1992 was $1.09 per gallon and in 2013 it was $3.51.

The price index in 1992 was 140 and in 2013 it was 233.

Based on this information:

The percentage change in the nominal price of gas was --- %. Enter a number rounded to two decimal places.

In real terms, the price of gas was cheaper in which year? --- Enter 1992 or 2013.

5. If the average wage paid to the worker was $20 in 2002 and $30 in 2012, then the average worker in the year 2012 must have been better off in terms of being able to purchase more goods and services. T or F

As the text and materials discuss, the United States has what is called a “mixed” economy. This means that the economy has a market basis, but also has government regulation and involvement in order to soften or prevent some of the disadvantages of a free market. Do you think that this kind of economy works well? What are the positives and negatives of a mixed economy? 150 words

Why do incentive and coordination problems arise in economies that embrace central planning? How are those problems dealt with in a market economy?

Assume the market demand and market supply functions for pears in the United States are given by Q^D= 32-4p and Q^S= -8+4p, respectively. p represents the price of pears.

1) Find producer and consumer surplus when the market is in equilibrium.

2) Suppose the federal government introduces a consumer subsidy program that that pays consumers buying pears 30 cents (effectively reducing consumer price) if the market price is above $5.

a. Compute and graphically show the impact of the program on producer surplus.

b. Calculate and graphically show the impact of the program on consumer surplus.

c. How much money will the government need to finance this program?

d. What is the deadweight loss of this policy? (calculate and show graphically)