Consider a simple economy whose only industry is fishing. In this industry, productivity—the amount of goods and services a worker can produce per hour—is measured by the number of fish one fisherman catches per hour. In the following table, match each example to the productivity determinant it represents. Examples Human Capital per Worker Natural Resources per Worker Physical Capital per Worker Technological Knowledge
The fertile waters in which the fish feed and breed
The skills workers develop through training before working on and piloting boats
A route fishing boats can follow to maximize their catch at different points in the day
The boats in the fishing fleet

Galwaysc electronics makes two products. model a requires component a and component c. model b requires component b and component c. new versions of both models are released each year with updated versions of all components. all components are sourced overseas, and abc contracts annually for a quantity of each component before seeing that year’s demand. components are only assembled into finished products once demand for each model is known. for the coming year, alwaysc’s purchasing manner has proposed ordering 500,000 units of component a, 630,000 of component b, and 1,000,000 units of component c. her boss has asked why she has recommended purchasing so much of components a and b when alwaysc will not have enough of component c to fully use all of the inventory of a and b. what factors might the purchasing manager cite to explain her recommended order? explain your reasoning.

Which of the following best explains why large companies pay less for goods from wholesalers? a. large companies are able to pay for the goods they purchase in cash. b. large companies are able to increase the efficiency of wholesale production. c. large companies can buy all or most of a wholesaler's stock. d. large companies have better-paid employees who are better negotiators.

Which of the following is a function performed by market prices? a. market prices communicate information to buyers and sellers. b. market prices coordinate the decisions of buyers and sellers. c. market prices motivate entrepreneurs to produce those products that are currently most desired relative to their costs of production. d. all of the above are functions performed by market prices.