The most common type of firm in the United States is the

Consumers' total benefit from consuming a good is equal to the

A) total amount spent on the good. B) consumer surplus on the quantity purchased. C) consumer surplus plus the total amount spent on the good. D) consumer surplus minus the total amount spent on the good. E) total amount spent on the good divided by the number of units purchased.

The host country's balance-of-payments problem tends to worsen when foreign firms:

a. invest solely in capital-intensive industries. b. repatriate their profits to the headquarters from the host country. c. acquire the foreign operations in order to diversify corporate investment holdings. d. refuse to share technological expertise with the host country. e. export all products to other countries.