The president of a poor country has announced that he will implement the following measures, which he claims are designed to increase growth: 1. Reduce corruption in the legal system; 2. Reduce reliance on market forces because they allocate goods and services in an unfair manner; 3. Restrict investment in domestic industries by foreigners because they take some of the profits out of the country; 4. Encourage trade with neighboring countries; and 5. Increase the fraction of GDP devoted to consumption. How many of these measures have historically had, on average, a positive effect on long-run growth

Joint cost cheyenne, inc. produces three products from a common input. the joint costs for a typical quarter follow: direct materials $45,000 direct labor 55,000 overhead 60,000 the revenues from each product are as follows: product a $75,000 product b 80,000 product c 30,000 management is considering processing product a beyond the split-off point, which would increase the sales value of product a to $116,000. however, to process product a further means that the company must rent some special equipment costing $17,500 per quarter. additional materials and labor also needed would cost $12,650 per quarter. a. what is the gross profit currently being earned by the three products for one quarter? $answer b. what is the effect on quarterly profits if the company decides to process product a further? $answer