One measure for financing a country's balance of payments deficit is through
Exploitation of forest resources becomes a major problem when
Natural resources that are renewable are found in the
The diagram above represents the equilibrium position of a firm in a perfectly competitive industry. Study it carefully and answer the questions that follow.
(a) i. At what level of output and prices is the firm in equilibrium?
ii. Calculate the firm's profit in equilibrium
iii. What type of profits is it?
(b) i. Why is the average revenue (AR) function horizontal?
(c) State any two ways in which marginal cost (MC) and average total cost (ATC) are related.
The extract from a country's balance of payments account is shown below
| Item | Imports ($ million) | Export ($) |
| Agricultural products | - | 200 |
| Mineral products | - | 300 |
| Consumer goods | 250 | - |
| Capital goods | 400 | - |
| Insurance | 50 | 25 |
| banking | 75 | 30 |
| Transportation | 85 | 25 |
| Loans | 150 | 60 |
Using the table above, calculate the:
(a) balance of trade
(b) invisible trade balance
(c) balance on current account