Which of the following is not a reason why companies move into international operations? a. to better serve their primary customers. b. to take advantage of lower production costs in regions where labor costs are relatively low. c. to increase their inventory levels. d. to develop new markets for the firm's products. e. because important raw materials are located abroad.

What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.

Explain whether each of the following events increases, decreases, or has no effect on the unemployment rate and the labor-force participation rate.a. after a long search, jon finds a job.b. tyrion, a full-time college student, graduates and is immediately employed.c. after an unsuccessful job search, arya gives up looking and retires.d. daenerys quits her job to become a stay-at-home mom.e. sansa has a birthday, becomes an adult, but has no interest in working.f. jaime has a birthday, becomes an adult, and starts looking for a job.g. cersei dies while enjoying retirement.h. jorah dies working long hours at the office.

Which of the following statements regarding the southern economy at the end of the nineteenth century is accurate? the south was producing as much cotton as it had before the civil war.