Factors that influence international trade

world trade has grown substantially in the last 60 years. for example, while world output grew at an annual rate of 3.8% per year between 1950 and 2003, world exports grew at 10.8% per year over the same time period.

which of the following to explain the increase in international trade and finance since the 1950s? check all that apply.

-better high-speed rail lines

-increases in the global population

-services such as web conferencing and teleconferencing that facilitate international meetings

-international trade agreements such as the north american free trade agreement (nafta)

Which of the following is an example of an unsought good? a. cameron purchases a new bike. b. jordan buys paper towels. c. taylor buys cupcakes from her favorite bakery. d. riley buys new windshield wipers for her car.

The cook corporation has two divisions--east and west. the divisions have the following revenues and expenses: east west sales $ 603,000 $ 506,000 variable costs 231,000 300,000 traceable fixed costs 151,500 192,000 allocated common corporate costs 128,600 156,000 net operating income (loss) $ 91,900 $ (142,000 ) the management of cook is considering the elimination of the west division. if the west division were eliminated, its traceable fixed costs could be avoided. total common corporate costs would be unaffected by this decision. given these data, the elimination of the west division would result in an overall company net operating income (loss)

Match the different financial task to their corresponding financial life cycle phases