Author Question: When Roxanne, a U.S. citizen, purchases a designer dress from Barneys of New York that was made in ... (Read 93 times)

lunatika

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 548
When Roxanne, a U.S. citizen, purchases a designer dress from Barneys of New York that was made in Milan, the purchase is
 
  A) a U.S. import and an Italian export.
  B) both a U.S. and an Italian import.
  C) a U.S. export and an Italian import.
  D) neither an export nor an import for either the United States or Italy.

Question 2

Why is it difficult for one country to determine if another country is guilty of the practice of dumping?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


gstein359

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 293
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

Dumping is when a firm or industry sells products on the world market at prices below the cost of production. Since it is difficult to know precisely what the costs of production are for foreign firms this can only be done by making assumptions which rely on data known for the home industry.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).

Did you know?

Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis syndrome are life-threatening reactions that can result in death. Complications include permanent blindness, dry-eye syndrome, lung damage, photophobia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, permanent loss of nail beds, scarring of mucous membranes, arthritis, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Many patients' pores scar shut, causing them to retain heat.

Did you know?

Common abbreviations that cause medication errors include U (unit), mg (milligram), QD (every day), SC (subcutaneous), TIW (three times per week), D/C (discharge or discontinue), HS (at bedtime or "hours of sleep"), cc (cubic centimeters), and AU (each ear).

Did you know?

There used to be a metric calendar, as well as metric clocks. The metric calendar, or "French Republican Calendar" divided the year into 12 months, but each month was divided into three 10-day weeks. Each day had 10 decimal hours. Each hour had 100 decimal minutes. Due to lack of popularity, the metric clocks and calendars were ended in 1795, three years after they had been first marketed.

Did you know?

Amoebae are the simplest type of protozoans, and are characterized by a feeding and dividing trophozoite stage that moves by temporary extensions called pseudopodia or false feet.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library