In 2017, in a speech in China, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that globalization is "great for the world...I think the reality is you can see that countries in the world...that isolate themselves, it's not good for their people." Source: Eva Dou, "Apple CEO Tim Cook Defends Globalization in China," Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2017.

Why would countries that isolate themselves rather than participating fully in the global economy be hurting their own people?

A. When countries isolate themselves from the global economy, they must specialize in producing only a few goods.
B. Countries that isolate themselves miss out on foreign investment and access to better technology.
C. Countries that close themselves off from the global economy decrease the need for households to save.
D. Isolated countries will drive domestic firms out of business by shielding them from foreign competition.

Net income and owner's equity for four businesses four different proprietorships, jupiter, mars, saturn, and venus, show the same balance sheet data at the beginning and end of a year. these data, exclusive of the amount of owner's equity, are summarized as follows: total assets total liabilities beginning of the year $550,000 $215,000 end of the year 844,000 320,000 on the basis of the preceding data and the following additional information for the year, determine the net income (or loss) of each company for the year. (hint: first determine the amount of increase or decrease in owner's equity during the year.) jupiter: the owner had made no additional investments in the business and had made no withdrawals from the business. mars: the owner had made no additional investments in the business but had withdrawn $36,000. saturn: the owner had made an additional investment of $60,000 but had made no withdrawals. venus: the owner had made an additional investment of $60,000 and had withdrawn $36,000. jupiter net income $ mars net income $ saturn net income $ venus net income $

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