In a large open economy, what is one of the reasons the demand curve for loanable funds is downward sloping?
a. a higher real interest rate makes borrowing more expensive.
b. a higher real interest rate encourages people to save.
c. a lower real interest rate discourages investment.
d. a lower real interest rate discourages domestic consumers from buying foreign assets and encourages foreigners to buy domestic assets.

Danielle enjoy working as in certified public accountant (cpa) and assisting small business and individuals with managing their financial and taxes . which general area of accounting is her specialty ?

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

Aproduct has a demand of 4000 units per year. ordering cost is $20, and holding cost is $4 per unit per year. the cost-minimizing solution for this product is to order: ? a. 200 units per order. b. all 4000 units at one time. c. every 20 days. d. 10 times per year. e. none of the above