7. assume for brazil that the opportunity cost of each cashew is 100 peanuts. which of these pairs of points could be on brazil’s production possibilities frontier?

(a) (200 cashews, 30,000 peanuts) and (150 cashews, 35,000 peanuts)
(b) (200 cashews, 40,000 peanuts) and (150 cashews, 30,000 peanuts)
(c) (300 cashews, 60,000 peanut) and (200 cashews, 50,000 peanuts)
(d) (300 cashews, 60,000 peanuts) and (200 cashews, 80,000 peanuts)

Jing-sheng facilitated a hiring committee for his advertising company. six employees (including two managers) met together to discuss applicants and select the finalists for a copywriter position in the public relations department. although the head of public relations would have the final nod on the candidate that would ultimately be hired, the evaluative work of the committee was very important because this group would send forward those persons they believed would be good work colleagues. in setting up this type of hiring process, the head of public relations was utilizing a(n) style of leadership.a. autocraticb. free-reinc. contingentd. participative

Explain whether each of the following events increases or decreases the money supply. a. the fed buys bonds in open-market operations. b. the fed reduces the reserve requirement. c. the fed increases the interest rate it pays on reserves. d. citibank repays a loan it had previously taken from the fed. e. after a rash of pickpocketing, people decide to hold less currency. f. fearful of bank runs, bankers decide to hold more excess reserves. g. the fomc increases its target for the federal funds rate.

As sales exceed the break‑even point, a high contribution‑margin percentage (a) increases profits faster than does a low contribution-margin percentage (b) increases profits at the same rate as a low contribution-margin percentage (c) decreases profits at the same rate as a low contribution-margin percentage (d) increases profits slower than does a low contribution-margin percentage