News reports from the western United States occasionally report incidents of cattle ranchers slaughtering many newborn calves and burying them in mass graves rather than transporting them to markets. Assuming that this is rational behavior by profit-maximizing "firms," explain what economic factors may influence such behavior. Justify your answer.

This session's chapter readings discuss different things that will influence people across a national economy to either save or consume (that is, spend) more of their income. In light of current economic conditions in the United States, have you changed your saving or consumption (spending) habits? Give an example from your own experience to illustrate your answer.

Are you in favor of a national health care program? Do you support the Affordable Health Care Act? Do youth think there may be other options? Who is responsible for paying for healthcare? If there is a person in the United States who does not have insurance but needs healthcare, what are their options?

Support your answers with reasons why or why not.

Production Functions - Utility Functions - Cost Function

Use the market for electric vehicles in the united states. Where the producers are the car manufacturers (Tesla) and the consumers are people interested in purchases said vehicles.

1. Please create a utility function for consumers in that marker and explain

2. Please create a production or cost function for producers in that market and explain

What are the challenges the organization will face when electronically marketing and selling this product outside of the United States? What are some of the issues the team needs to be aware of before launching this product for sale electronically? Provide a summary of the issues ASC must analyze prior to entering the global market through electronic means. This summary should be a minimum of 500 words.

Economic growth is a goal of many economies; however, this does come at a cost. What are the effects of pursuing economic growth while not focusing on the environmental effects of these policies? In the United States, our living standards are much higher than most countries, but does this come at a cost? What are the future implications of pursuing economic growth on the environment and our resources? 

QUESTION 23

1.   What is the sum of numbers between 1 and 20?

   		210
   		250
   		neither A or B

QUESTION 24

1. What is 8 to the 3^th power?

   		192
   		384

QUESTION 25

1. What is the 4^th root of 765 (rounded)?

   		5.3
   		7.1

1) In the United States the foreign currency market would not be considered financial market.

True

False

The United States accused the Soviet Union of breaking all its wartime pledges and holding Eastern Europe hostage while trying to subvert governments in the west. The Soviet Union accused the US and its allies of trying surround and ultimately destroy it. War of words? Or was somebody telling the truth? And where do our 'Isms' fit in? In particular nationalism?

United States has a large deficit with many of its trading partners; yet, the deficit will continue to exist or may even grow larger in foreseeable future. Discuss why. (Hint: buying power of American citizens compared to citizens of other countries, over-valued dollars, freedom of choice of our citizens allowed by our government.)