Which statement best contrasts these two points of view? a. beveridge supports the open door policy because of potential economic benefits, while carnegie opposes it because of possible economic costs. b. beveridge opposes the open door policy because of potential economic costs, while carnegie supports it because of possible economic benefits. c. beveridge supports the open door policy because of potential military benefits, while carnegie opposes it because of possible military costs. d. beveridge opposes the open door policy because of potential military costs, while carnegie supports it because of possible military benefits.

Suppose that two firms produce differentiated products and compete in prices. as in class, the two firms are located at two ends of a line one mile apart. consumers are evenly distributed along the line. the firms have identical marginal cost, $60. firm b produces a product with value $110 to consumers. firm a (located at 0 on the unit line) produces a higher quality product with value $120 to consumers. the cost of travel are directly related to the distance a consumer travels to purchase a good. if a consumerhas to travel a mile to purchase a good, the incur a cost of $20. if they have to travel x fraction of a mile, they incur a cost of $20x. (a) write down the expressions for how much a consumer at location d would value the products sold by firms a and b, if they set prices p_{a} and p_{b} ? (b) based on your expressions in (a), how much will be demanded from each firm if prices p_{a} and p_{b} are set? (c) what are the nash equilibrium prices?

Fortress international, a large conglomerate, procures a few component parts from external suppliers and also manufactures some of the key raw materials in its own subsidiaries. aside from this, the company does not solely depend on outside distributors to reach its customers. in fact, it has its own retail stores to distribute its products. in this scenario, which of the following alternatives to vertical integration is fortress international applying? a. concentric integration b. taper integration c. horizontal integration d. conglomerate integration

Mattress wholesalers, inc. is constantly trying to reduce inventory in its supply chain. last year, cogs was $7.47 million and inventory was $1.47 million. this year, cogs is $8.65 million and inventory investment is $1.64 million. a) what was its weeks of supply last ) what is its weeks of supply this ) is mattress wholesalers making progress in its inventory reduction effort? since the number of weeks that cover the supply has mattress wholesalers is making in its inventory reduction effort.