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Reinforcing bars must conform to what standards?

.In the video on teacher unions, the speaker believed teacher unions needed more power to fight the schools due to low wages teacher unions were not well organized enough to be very effective due to lack of unity teacher unions were becoming too powerful and hurting school quality. teacher unions were successful and better performing compared to places without unions.  

What is the main   benefit   of 100% reserve banking? it increases the money supply at a constant rate depositors have the ability to earn high interest rate loans would be easily available deposits would be very secure.

Who is not part of the civilian labor force? 1. Part time workers       2. Underemployed workers   3. Overqualified workers    4.  Discouraged workers  

Income Tax rate $0 to $40,000 25% $40,000 to $100,000 40% Over $100,000 60%   What is the effective tax rate if you earned $200,000? 47% 52% 58%    60%

If a company’s stock price is $100 and its Price Earnings ratio is 10.  There are also, 10 million shares outstanding of the company.  What is the companies market cap?   1. $1 billion 2. $10 billion 3. $100 billion 4. $100 million

Which of the following is included in Singapore’s GDP? The value of production by a Singaporean working in the U.S. The value of production by an American company in Singapore The value of production by a Singaporean that crosses the border to work in Malaysia All of the above are correct

Suppose you will receive $800 in two years. If the interest rate is 5 percent, then the present value of this future payment is 1. $725.62. It would be higher if the interest rate were higher 2. $727.28. It would be higher if the interest rate were higher 3. $725.62. It would be lower if the interest rate were higher 4. $727.28. It would be lower if the interest rate were higher  

Which of these is the best example of complementary goods? 1. beef and chicken 2. rice and potatoes 3. cars and bikes 4. peanut butter and jelly

An improvement in production technology will increase a firm’s costs and increase its supply increase a firm’s costs and decrease its supply  decrease a firm’s costs and increase its supply decrease a firm’s costs and decrease its supply