Read the article from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, "Choices are Everywhere: Why can't we just have it all?" Consider a government spending program you have read about in the news or research one online. In a well-composed post, explain the opportunity cost of that government decision. What was the next best alternative in your opinion? Describe how "scarcity" factors into the decision process. (Remember that all things are scarce.

Consider the following potential events that might have occurred to global on december​ 30, 2016. for each​ one, indicate which line items in​ global's balance sheet would be affected and by how much. also indicate the change to​ global's book value of equity. a. global used $ 19.8$19.8 million of its available cash to repay $ 19.8$19.8 million of its​ long-term debt. b. a warehouse fire destroyed $ 4.9$4.9 million worth of uninsured inventory. c. global used $ 4.6$4.6 million in cash and $ 5.1$5.1 million in new​ long-term debt to purchase a $ 9.7$9.7 million building. d. a large customer owing $ 3.2$3.2 million for products it already received declared​ bankruptcy, leaving no possibility that global would ever receive payment. e. ​global's engineers discover a new manufacturing process that will cut the cost of its flagship product by more than 48 %48%. f. a key competitor announces a radical new pricing policy that will drastically undercut​ global's prices.