In "winning projects and hearts? " yun sun criticizes the bri. how would you defend the bri against these criticisms? 8. 9. territorial disputes remain an important potential source of conflict. review an example of a territorial dispute in asia. what are the origins of these disputes? why can't the claimants settle these disputes peacefully? 10. the east asian system of international relations is still affected by the cold war. what was the us approach in east asia during the cold war? would you characterize the us approachas containment or engagement? what were the consequences for politics today? 4 11. some have argued that china's rise will lead to war while others are persuaded they are committed to peace. how, exactly, could china's rise lead to overt conflict? 12. make an argument for why the korean peninsula is stable-or not. 13. outline the core elements of us grand strategy in asia after the end of the pacific war (world war ii in the pacific).

On january 1, 2018, johnstone leased an office building. terms of the lease require johnstone to make 15 annual lease payments of $134,000 beginning on january 1, 2018. a 10% interest rate is implicit in the lease agreement. at what amount should johnstone record the lease liability on january 1, 2018, before any lease payments are made?

Suppose a firm faces a fixed price of output, 푝푝= 1200. the firm hires workers from a union at a daily wage, 푤푤, to produce output according to the production function 푞푞= 2퐸퐸12. there are 225 workers in the union. any union worker who does not work for this firm is guaranteed to find nonunion employment at a wage of $96 per day. a. what is the firm’s labor demand function? b. if the firm is allowed to choose 푤푤, but then the union decides how many workers to provide (up to 225) at that wage, what wage will the firm set? how many workers will the union provide? what is the firm’s output and profit? what is the total income of the 225 union workers? c. now suppose that the union sets the wage, but the firm decides how many workers to hire at that wage (up to 225). what wage will the union set to maximize the total income of all 225 workers? how many workers will the firm hire? what is the firm’s output and profit? what is the total income of the 225 union workers? [hint: to maximize total income of union, take the first order condition with respect to w and set equal to 0.]

Which of the following is an example of search costs? a.) driving to a faraway place to find available goods b.) buying goods in some special way that is outside the normal channels c.) paying a premium cost for goods d.) selling extra goods for a discount price