If the spending power of NAFTA consumers increased to $7.5 trillion and the NAFTA share changed to 17.5% of all combined spending power of NAFTA and the European Union, what is the increased spending power of the EU? Round to the nearest tenth of a trillion dollars

Aproduct has a demand of 4000 units per year. ordering cost is $20, and holding cost is $4 per unit per year. the cost-minimizing solution for this product is to order: ? a. 200 units per order. b. all 4000 units at one time. c. every 20 days. d. 10 times per year. e. none of the above

When immigration adds to the size of the domestic labor pool, which of the following is likely to occur? a. wages decrease. b. productivity increases. c. consumption decreases. d. minimum wage increases.

You work as the sales manager for a company that sells office supplies to businesses of all sizes. because the profit margins are razor-thin, you need to ensure that you are getting the very best prices on paper, pencils, pens, post-it notes, and other office supplies from the manufacturers. when reviewing the quarterly profit statement, you realize that your costs are higher than they should be, and you trace the higher costs back to an employee who has been lax about getting competitive bids to ensure the lowest prices. when you conduct your research to determine the reason for the higher costs, and take action to bring those costs back down, in which of the key management processes are you taking part?