Portland and Aleland are two identical countries. Beer manufacturers in each country compete under monopolistic competition.

a. Suppose the two countries engage in trade. Describe the impact of free trade on consumers in Portland.

b. How does trade affect the productivity of surviving domestic producers in Portland

What is an example of a good stock to buy in a recession? a) cyclical stock b) defensive stock c) income stock d) bond

Is exploiting a distinctive competence or improving efficiency for competitive advantage. (a) cooptation (b) coalition (c) competitive intelligence (d) competitive aggression (e) smoothing

Suppose that a paving company produces paved parking spaces (q) using a fixed quantity of land (t) and variable quantities of cement (c) and labor (l). the firm is currently paving 1,000 parking spaces. the firm's cost of cement is $3 comma 600.003,600.00 per acre covered (c) and its cost of labor is $35.0035.00/hour (w). for the quantities of c and l that the firm has chosen, mp subscript upper c baseline equals 60mpc=60 and mp subscript upper l baseline equals 7mpl=7. is this firm minimizing its cost of producing parking spaces?