Compute the amount of raw materials used during august if $39,000 of raw materials were purchased during the month and the inventories were as follows:

col1 inventories raw materials work in process finished goods
col2 balance august 1 $3,500 $12,000 $18,000
col3 balance august 31 $3,600 $10,000 $16,000

Arguments made against free trade include all of the following exceptdumping is an unfair trade practice that puts domestic producers of substitute goods at a disadvantage that they should be protected against. national defense considerations justify producing certain goods domestically whether the country has a comparative advantage in their production or not. free trade is inflationary and should be restricted in the domestic interest. if foreign governments subsidize their exports, foreign firms that export are given an unfair advantage that domestic producers should be protected against. infant industries should be protected from free trade so that they may have time to develop and compete on an even basis with older, more established foreign industries.