Over the last half century, the percentage of the U. S. labor force working in manufacturing thas

Select one

a increased by a large amount.

b. declined by a large amount.

o conly declined slightly.

d. only increased slightly.

Oklahoma enacts a law requiring all businesses in the state to donate 10 percent of their profits to Protestant churches that provide services to indigent persons. Price-Lo Mart files a law suit to block the enforcement of the law.

Your friend, Caitlyn, does not think it is important to review her monthly credit card statement. Instead, she just sets up an automatic minimum payment on the 18th of each month. Convince Caitlyn that this is a bad idea.

Degregorio Corporation makes a product that uses a material with the following direct material standards: Standard quantity 3.7 kilos per unit Standard price $5 per kilo The company produced 6,300 units in November using 23,780 kilos of the material.

Shoppers at supermarkets often abandon their empty shopping carts at various locations in the parking lot, despite the risk of damage to vehicles or the additional labor cost of retrieving those carts. How might an economist explain this behavior? a.

Compared to a Direct Unsubsidized Federal Loan, a Direct Subsidized Federal Loan provides which benefits?

Marks Corporation's balance sheet appears below: Comparative Balance Sheet Ending Balance Beginning Balance Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 47 $ 37 Accounts receivable 53 57 Inventory 63 60 Property, plant, and equipment 548 440 Less accumulated

What happens to prices and wages during an expansion?

Suppose that the equilibrium price of greeting cards declined at the same time the equilibrium quantity of greeting cards increased. Which one of the following would most likely be responsible? a.

You plan to borrow $ 2 comma 000 from a bank. In exchange for $ 2 comma 000 today, you promise to pay $ 2 comma 100 in one year. What does the cash flow timeline look like from your perspective? What does it look like from the bank's perspective?

Which of the following is indicative of a short-term restrictive financial policy? a) purchasing inventory only as needed b) granting credit to more customers c) increased investment in marketable securities d) maintaining a large accounts