Petroleum is sold in a world market and tends to be priced in u. s. dollars. the nippon steel chemical group of japan must import petroleum to use in manufacturing plastics and other products, a large portion of which are sold in japan. how are its profits affected when the yen depreciates against the dollar?

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Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.

"would you like to hear mademoiselle reisz play? " asked robert, coming out on the porch where she was. of course edna would like to hear mademoiselle reisz play; but she feared it would be useless to entreat her. "i'll ask her," he said. "i'll tell her that you want to hear her. she likes you. she will come." he turned and hurried away to one of the far cottages, where mademoiselle reisz