The is an international cooperative of 188 member countries, working together to reduce poverty in the developing world.

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.

Frost corporation incurred the following transactions during its first year of operations. (assume all transactions involve cash.) 1) acquired $1,900 of capital from the owners. 2) purchased $435 of direct raw materials. 3) used $290 of these direct raw materials in the production process. 4) paid production workers $490 cash. 5) paid $290 for manufacturing overhead (applied and actual overhead are the same). 6) started and completed 250 units of inventory. 7) sold 140 units at a price of $6 each. 8) paid $130 for selling and administrative expenses. the amount of raw material inventory on the balance sheet at the end of the accounting period would be:

Robert just found out that he is going to be unemployed within a month because his factory has invested in a robotic factory line and his skills are no longer needed. this means that robert is . the gdp within country d has begun to decline. as a result of decreased production, thomas lost his job designing cars. this means that thomas is . raquel has just been offered a job, but she has decided not to take it because she feels her skills merit better pay and a better position. this means that raquel is .