Automation, robots, and technology are replacing human workers, especially in manufacturing jobs. Is this change good or bad for Americans and the economy? Justify your response.

Which of the following accurately describes one way that individual goods differ from public goods? a. people can be excluded from using individual goods if they don't pay. b. all individual goods are normal goods. c. demand for individual goods is always inelastic. d. consumer rivalry results in decreasing marginal utility for individual goods.2b2t

T-comm makes a variety of products. it is organized in two divisions, north and south. the managers for each division are paid, in part, based on the financial performance of their divisions. the south division normally sells to outside customers but, on occasion, also sells to the north division. when it does, corporate policy states that the price must be cost plus 20 percent to ensure a "fair" return to the selling division. south received an order from north for 300 units. south's planned output for the year had been 1,200 units before north's order. south's capacity is 1,500 units per year. the costs for producing those 1,200 units follow

During which of the following phases of the business cycle does the real gdp fall? a. trough b. expansion c. contraction d. peak