Suppose that Italy and Germany both produce beer and stained glass. Italy's opportunity cost of producing a pane of stained glass is 5 barrels of beer while Germany's opportunity cost of producing a pane of stained glass is 11 barrels of beer. By comparing the opportunity cost of producing stained glass in the two countries, you can tell that the production of stained glass and has a comparative advantage in the production of beer. has a comparative advantage in Suppose that Italy and Germany consider trading stained glass and beer with each other. Italy can gain from specialization and trade as long as it receives more than of beer for each pane of stained glass it exports to Germany. Similarly, Germany can gain from trade as long as it receives more than of stained glass for each barrel of beer it exports to Italy. Based on your answer to the last question, which of the following prices of trade (that is, price of stained glass in terms of beer) would allow both Germany and Italy to gain from trade?a) 1 barrel of beer per pane of stained glass b) 10 barrels of beer per pane of stained glass c) 2 barrels of beer per pane of stained glass d) 17 barrels of beer per pane of stained glass

Peninsula products has just applied for a loan at your bank. when reviewing peninsula's books for the year that just ended, you notice that the firm uses the fair value option for its bonds payable. you also see that the firm recorded a $55,000 debit in its bonds payable account and a $55,000 credit in its unrealized holding gain or loss"income account. over that same period, interest rates decreased by about 0.5 percent. how should this information affect the bank's decision as to whether to grant peninsula a loan? a : the bank should strongly consider giving a loan to peninsula because the changes in firm's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts suggest that peninsula has seen an increase in its credit rating over the past year. b : the bank should put little emphasis on the changes in peninsula's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts because these changes are likely the result of the rise in interest rates. c : the bank should hesitate before giving a loan to peninsula because the changes in firm's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts suggest that peninsula has seen a decline in its credit rating over the past year. d : the bank should put little emphasis on the changes in peninsula's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts because these changes are likely unrelated to either interest rates or the firm's credit rating.

Most states have licensing registration requirements for child care centers and family daycare homes. these usually include minimum standard for operation. which of the following would you most likely find required in a statement of state licensing standards for child care centers?

Mark knopf is an auditor who has been asked to provide an audit and financial statement certification for a company that is going public on the new york stock exchange. knopf wants to know his personal liability if the company provides him with inaccurate or false information. which of the following sources of law will him answer that question? a. the city ordinances where the company headquarters is located. b. the state constitution of the state where the company is incorporated. c. code of federal regulations. d. all of the above