production? (a) Land (b) Labor (c) Capital (d) Natural resources [16 marks] 2. In an exogenous growth model‚ growth is caused by (a) capital accumulation. (b) government policies. (c) human capital accumulation. (d) forces that are not explained by the model itself. [16marks] 3. Suppose that two countries share identical levels of total factor productivity‚ identical labor force growth rates and identical savings rates. According to the Solow model (a) the country with the greater initial
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October 2010 After barely changing at all for decades‚ the startup funding business is now in what could‚ at least by comparison‚ be called turmoil. At Y Combinator we’ve seen dramatic changes in the funding environment for startups. Fortunately one of them is much higher valuations. The trends we’ve been seeing are probably not YC-specific. I wish I could say they were‚ but the main cause is probably just that we see trends first—partly because the startups we fund are very plugged into the
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degree of excellence‚ as in‚ "a quality product" or "work of average quality". The quality of a product or service refers to the perception of the degree to which the product or service meets the customer’s expectations. The quality management and quality control should be performed in all the levels. The scheme bellow demonstrates how the quality management functions in the Fast-food restaurants: In my initial research I would like to investigate two companies from the same business sector which
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The Benefits of Organic Farming Breanna Doan Communications Abstract In the recent years there has been a growing concern over the health of the people in the world. Some have been starting to wonder if there is a reason for the growing number of people with cancer and other diseases. Others have been more concerned with the environment and if there is a way to make it a cleaner and better place to live. This study explores how many people have found that the way farmers are growing food could
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The product The first market mix element is Product. A product is anything that can be offered to a market for attention‚ acquisition‚ use or consumption that might satisfy a need or want. Product decision normally base on brand name‚ functionality‚ styling‚ quality‚ safety‚ packaging‚ repairs and support‚ warranty‚ accessories and services. These product attributes can be manipulated depending on what the target market wants. Also‚ customers always look for new and improved things‚ which is
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Areas of growth and decline in the primary‚ secondary and tertiary classifications of business activities Firstly the primary sector‚ obtain or produces raw goods. The secondary sector manufactures and constructs goods. Finally the tertiary sector provides services to businesses and/or individuals. Over time whole sectors can grow or decline. Absolute growth or decline means that on its own a sector is getting bigger or smaller. If this type of decline happened continuously‚ one day a sector
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research reports on the New Zealand organic beverage industry and investigates the current market situation and the purchasers’ beliefs‚ attitudes and preferences that are driving its growth. Secondary Research The secondary research section uncovered statistical facts‚ such as the size of the domestic organic market – that is valued at $40 million (Cork‚ 2001) and that 846‚648 people (20% of the N.Z population) in New Zealand eat and drink a diet that is 80% organic (Coriolis Research‚ 2001). In
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In recent years‚ many banks are experiencing a decrease in the traditional deposit funding sources and thus failed to keep up with the growth in bank assets. To make up for this decrease‚ banks supplemented their funding with less stable and more expensive funding instruments‚ together with cutting back on their holdings of cash and securities and selling or securitizing parts of their loan portfolio. These have increased the challenges that banks face in maintaining stability and profitable operations
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ESTERIFICATION SYNTHESIS OF PEAR OIL One of the major uses of Esterification (C(=O)-C-R) is forming compounds with different odors which can be used to make different synthetic and natural flavorings. Using the chemical and physical properties of organic compounds‚ an ester was catalyzed from the reaction of a carboxylic acid with an alcohol‚ producing an odor similar to that of pear oil. The mechanism of this Fischer- Esterification process is outlined as follows:
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LAB 1 POSTLAB REPORT (65 pts) 1. State the objective(s) of the lab. (5 pts) • To analyze the effects of specific liquids on a variety of materials • To observe potential hazards • To investigate the effects of strong bases‚ strong acids‚ acetone and bleach on a variety of materials which include sugar‚ cotton‚ nylon‚ hair‚ polystyrene‚ egg white‚ egg yolk‚ and aluminum foil. 2. Give a summary of your observations for each of the experiments. (24 pts) Sugar + H2SO4 Black clumped substance
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