3 The city of Kennesaw Owl has a governmental agency that randomly inspects
cantinas to make sure that they are serving drinks in compliance with local health
codes. The agency assigns each cantina a numeric score/grade which must be
displayed for potential customers to see. This government intervention in this
market is most likely justified as a way to reduce a deadweight loss associated with a
market failure due to
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a) a positive externality.
b) a negative externality.
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c) Free Rider Problem.
d) lack of information by market participants

Asavings account that pays interest every 3 months is said to have a interest period

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u.s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht.a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?

Which of the following is considered part of a country’s infrastructure?