The seven criteria for describing a nation’s economy introduced can be combined in a number of different ways. For example, the United States can be characterized as follows: Type of economy: advanced industrial state Type of government: democracy with a multiparty system.
Trade and capital flows: incomplete free trade and part of a trading bloc.
The commanding heights: mix of state and private ownership.
Services provided by the state and funded through taxes: pensions and education, but not health care
Institutions: transparency, standards, no corruption, a free press, and strong courts
Markets: free market system characterized by high-risk/high-reward entrepreneurial dynamism.

Required:
a. Use these seven criteria to develop a profile of one of the BRICS nations, or any other country that interests you.
b. What implications does this profile have for marketing opportunities in the country?

Captain john's yachts, inc., located in fort lauderdale, florida, rents three types of ocean-going boats: sailboats, cabin cruisers, and captain john's favorite, the luxury yachts. captain john advertises his boats with his famous "you rent"we pilot" slogan, which means that the company supplies the captain and crew for each rented boat. each rented boat has one captain, of course, but the crew sizes (deck hands, galley hands, etc.) differ. the crew requirements, in addition to a captain, are one for sailboats, two for cabin cruisers, and three for yachts. ten employees are captains, and an additional 18 employees fill the various crew positions. currently, captain john has rental requests for all his boats: four sailboats, eight cabin cruisers, and three luxury yachts. if captain john's daily profit contribution is $50 for sailboats, $70 for cruisers, and $100 for luxury yachts, how many boats of each type should he rent?

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