David Ricardo's comparative advantage theory proposes that nations should specialize in the production of goods and then engage in international trade. Unrestricted free trade between nations raises the economic welfare of countries that participate in free trade. Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School has further developed the idea of comparative advantage by proposing four broad attributes that help impede or promote the comparative advantage of a nation.

1). Which factor helps Bangladesh's goods stay competitive when compared to goods from China?

A). Higher quality goods
B). The U. S. favors Bangladesh goods
C). Easier importation
D). Less tax on Bangladesh's goods
E). Fear of relying on a single country

2). According to Hecksher-Ohlin theory, which of the following gives Bangladesh a cost advantage?

A). Capital-intensive production
B). Technology-intensive production
C). Land-intensive production
D). Labor-intensive production

Anewspaper boy is trying to perfect his business in order to maximize the money he can save for a new car. daily paper sales are normally distributed, with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 10. he sells papers for $0.50 and pays $0.30 for them. unsold papers are trashed with no salvage value. how many papers should he order each day and what % of the time will he experience a stockout? are there any drawbacks to the order size proposed and how could the boy address such issues?

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

If a firm plans to issue new stock, flotation costs (investment bankers' fees) should not be ignored. there are two approaches to use to account for flotation costs. the first approach is to add the sum of flotation costs for the debt, preferred, and common stock and add them to the initial investment cost. because the investment cost is increased, the project's expected return is reduced so it may not meet the firm's hurdle rate for acceptance of the project. the second approach involves adjusting the cost of common equity as follows: . the difference between the flotation-adjusted cost of equity and the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment represents the flotation cost adjustment. quantitative problem: barton industries expects next year's annual dividend, d1, to be $1.90 and it expects dividends to grow at a constant rate g = 4.3%. the firm's current common stock price, p0, is $22.00. if it needs to issue new common stock, the firm will encounter a 6% flotation cost, f. assume that the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment is 12% and the cost of old common equity is 11.5%. what is the flotation cost adjustment that must be added to its cost of retaine