Decide whether each of the following descriptions with closely corresponds to being part of a command system, a market system or a laissez-faire system. a. A women wants to start a flower shop fins she cannot do so unless the central government has already decided to allow a flower shop in her area. b. Shops stock and sell goods that their customers want but the government levies a sales tax on each transaction in order to fund elementary schools, military expenditures, roads, and public programs for the poor, sick and elderly. c. The only taxes levied by the government are to pay for law enforcement and a

The following information is for alex corp: product x: revenue $12.00 variable cost $4.50 product y: revenue $44.50 variable cost $9.50 total fixed costs $75,000 what is the breakeven point assuming the sales mix consists of two units of product x and one unit of product y?

Suppose that the u. s. dollars-mexican pesos exchange rate is fixed by the u. s. and mexican governments. assume also that labor is mobile between the united states and mexico due to low transportation costs. which of the following situations is likely to happen as a result of a simultaneous increase in the demand for u. s. goods and decrease in the demand for mexican goods? (pick mexican unemployment rate increases, and the country undergoes bad economic times for a sustained u. s. unemployment rate increases, and the country undergoes bad economic times for a sustained mexican unemployment rate rises at first, but it soon drops as unemployed mexicans move to the united states for mexican unemployment rate rises at first, but then it drops as mexican pesos depreciate against u. s. dollars.

Which of the following makes a true statement about the relationship between government and financial institutions? government and financial institutions do not interact with each other. financial institutions like the u. s. treasury must approve increases in the government deficit. government can pass laws to limit what financial institutions can charge in interest and fees. financial institutions like local banks must approve interest rates set by the federal reserve.