In: Finance
what are the institution or groups that tend to influence the public policies process of the united states government?
In: Operations Management
In: Psychology
Did the founders intend the United States to be a Christian nation? Describe both sides of the argument.
In: Psychology
In: Operations Management
Alpha and Omega are U.S. corporations. Alpha has a plant in Hamburg that imports components from the United States, assembles them, and then sells the finished product in Germany. Omega is at the opposite extreme. It also has a plant in Hamburg, but it buys its raw material in Germany and exports its output back to the United States. How is each firm likely to be affected by a fall in the value of the euro? How could each firm hedge itself against exchange risk?
In: Finance
Alpha and Omega are U.S. corporations. Alpha has a plant in Hamburg that imports components from the United States assembles them, and then sells the finished product in Germany. Omega is at the opposite extreme. It also has a plant in Hamburg, but it buys its raw material in Germany and exports its output back to the United States. How is each firm likely to be affected by a fall in the value of the euro? How could each firm hedge itself against exchange risk?
In: Finance
A major factor contributing to the growth in employee-based health insurance in the United States has been:
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greater than average economic growth leading to increased demand for labor |
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the tax-free treatment of health insurance as an employee benefit |
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legislation requiring all firms to provide health insurance to all full-time workers |
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the long-standing tradition in the United States of providing a generous package of benefits to all workers |
In: Economics
For each of the following statements, indicate whether the statement relates to macroeconomics or microeconomics. [Each is 2 points]
a. Unemployment soars in Spain
b. The price of gasoline in the United States has increased this year
c. The U.S. government cuts taxes to combat a recession
d. The quantity of wheat grown in the United States this year is higher than last year’s wheat production. e. Delta Airlines has changed its fares in response to an increase in jet fuel prices.
In: Economics
Supply and Demand — End of Chapter Problem
In each graph below, demonstrate how each event is likely to impact the supply or demand curve in the market for fast-food hamburgers in the United States. (shifting left or right)
a. The price of beef triples.
b. The price of chicken falls by half.
c. Mad cow disease, a rare but fatal medical condition caused by eating tainted beef, becomes common in the United States.
d. The minimum wage rises.
In: Economics