Bob and Cho Iverson live in Swarthmore, PA. Cho's father, Eric, lives in Sweden. For each of the following transactions that occur in their lives, identify whether it is included in the calculation of U. S. GDP as part of consumption (C), investment (I), government purchases (G), exports (EX), or imports (IM). (Hint: Check all that apply.)
Transaction C I G EX IM
Eric in Sweden orders a bottle of Vermont maple syrup from the producer's website.
Cho gets a new refrigerator made in the United States.
The state of Pennsylvania repaves highway PA 320, which goes through the center of Swarthmore.
Bob's employer upgrades all of its computer systems using U. S.-made parts.
Bob buys a bottle of Italian wine.

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Case in point 1.2 suppose you work in the it department of global hotels, a multinational hotel chain. global hotels runs several specialized business support systems, including a guest reservations system that was developed in-house to meet the requirements of a large company with worldwide operations. guests can make one-stop online reservations by visiting global's website, which has links to all major travel industry sites. global hotels just acquired momma's, a regional chain of 20 motels in western canada. momma's uses a vertical reservations package suitable for small- to medium-sized businesses and a generic accounting and finance package. should momma's use global hotels' information systems or continue with its own? in your answer, consider issues such as business profiles, business processes, system interactivity, edi, ecommerce, and the characteristics of both information systems. what additional information would be to you in making a recommendation?

Afreelance​ singer-songwriter is planning the restoration of a recently purchased civil​ war-era farmhouse. while he professes an enjoyment​ of, and talent in the construction​ trades, the theory of comparative advantage implies that a. the value of what he imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) must equal the value of what he exports​ (songs). b. he should concentrate on the restoration work since his​ out-of-pocket costs will be much lower than if he hires professionals. c. ​self-sufficiency is​ advantageous, hence he should split his time between music and construction. d. the income lost while away from music will likely exceed the savings realized by doing the work​ himself, thus, he should hire professionals to do the restoration work. e. he ought to do as much of the work himself as possible since imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) should always be restricted to those things that cannot be done internall