Complete Question:
A deficit on the current account:
Group of answer choices
a. normally causes a surplus on the capital and financial account.
b. normally causes a deficit on the capital and financial account.
c. has no relationship to the capital and financial account.
d. means that a nation is making international transfers.
Answer:
a. normally causes a surplus on the capital and financial account.
Explanation:
A deficit can be defined as an amount by which money, falls short of its expected or required value.
Generally, deficit in financial accounting is usually as a result of expense exceeding revenue or revenue falling below expenses at a specific period of time.
For instance, when liabilities exceeds assets or import exceeds export there would be a deficit in the financial account.
A deficit on the current account normally causes a surplus on the capital and financial account. This is simply as a result of a country having to import more goods and services than it is exporting to other countries in trade.
Simply stated, a deficit on the current account ultimately implies that the value of goods and services exported is lower than the value of goods and services being imported in a particular country.
Which of the following causes the master budget variance between the amounts in the master budget and the flexible budget of a revenue center?
A. The number of units sold differs from planned sales levels
B. The cost of sales
C. The selling price per unit
D. Both the selling price and the number of units sold
Answer:
A. The number of units sold differs from planned sales levels.
Explanation:
The difference in the master budget and flexible budget lies in the level of operation (sales units). That is the planned sales levels included in muster budget are usually different from the actual sales levels included in the flexible budget.
John has a rental application for a unit in his four-plex from a man in a wheel chair. The man wants to install a ramp by the back door and change a cabinet in the bathroom to allow the wheel chair to slide under. What are John’s choices as the unit owner?
Answer:
The modifications cannot be refused; the tenant can pay and should restore to original condition upon move out.
Explanation:
As it is mentioned that John has a rental application for a unit that means he is paying rent for that unit also he is unable to refuse it also if the renovation is done by the owner so the charges should be paid by tenant. For any modification, the tenant permission is important but the cost that are incurred is to be born by the tenant
A greenfield venture in a foreign market is A. one where the company creates a subsidiary business by setting up all aspects of the operation upon entering the market from the ground up. B. one where foreign facilities and marketing strategies are shared withlocal businesses. C. one where the company learns through training by the foreign entity on how to compete. D. one that supports exports into a foreign market by marketing indirectly thru local rivals. E. one that offers lower risk and a faster path to returns by building in rural areas.
Answer:
A. one where the company creates a subsidiary business by setting up all aspects of the operation upon entering the market from the ground up.
Explanation:
Greenfield Investment is one of the types of foreign direct investment. In this type of investment, new branches of a company are created in different countries. The operational team functions from the parent company. The parent companies have full control over the functioning, control, and quality of the subsidiary companies. The employees are provided with the training of the standard level as proposed by the parent company.
2. When a U.S. citizen buys $500 of Chinese-made parts for a motorcycle, a. U.S. consumption falls by $500, U.S. net exports decline by $500, and U.S. GDP declined by $1000. b. U.S. consumption does not change, U.S. net exports decline by $500, and U.S. GDP declined by $500. c. U.S. consumption increases by $500, U.S. net exports remain the same, and U.S. GDP increases by $500. d. U.S. consumption increases by $500, U.S. net exports decline by $500, and U.S. GDP remains the same.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
Gross domestic product is the total sum of final goods and services produced in an economy within a given period which is usually a year
GDP calculated using the expenditure approach = Consumption spending by households + Investment spending by businesses + Government spending + Net export
Net export = exports – imports
The purchase increases consumption spending on durable goods by $500. Also, because the good is imported, imports increase by $500. Import in a negative function of net export. Net export decrease by $500.
the increase in consumption cancels out the decreases in net export, so GDP remains the same
The assets, liabilities, and equity account of a business, which are interrelated and interact with each other, represent:______A. the benchmark of the businessB. the surplus value of the businessC. the financial structure of the businessD. the profit realization rate of the business
Answer: C. the financial structure of the business
Explanation:
The financial structure of the business is made up of the assets, liabilities, and the equity account of a business, which are interrelated and interact with each other.
The assets are a company's property while liabilities has to do with what the company owes and equity is gotten when liabilities is deducted from the asset.
A________ is a plan in which an individual balances available resources and expenses.
Answer:
Budget
Explanation:
You're sorting out your investments and spending habits. Often sorting out all of your needs to fit in a well balanced budget
The rn.ost popularstrategy for entering new businesses and accomplishing diversification is A. forming a joint venture with another company to enter the target industry. B. internal startup. C. acquisition of an existing business already in the chosen industry. D. forming a strategic alliance with another company to enter the target industry. E. None of these-strategic alliances and joint ventures are equally popular and rank well ahead of acquisition and internal start-up in terms of frequency of use.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
Entering a new business and accomplishing diversification could be a risky move considering the degree of uncertainties that the investor may likely encounter. For this reason , an investor has to be strategic while making the move of entering a new business .
The safest and the most popular strategy is the acquisition of an existing business in the chosen industry as the business would have exceeded the risks related to the initial start up, making it easier to continue and sustain,
An existing business in a chosen industry also gives the privilege of inherited customers and business policies that can be improved on on taking over.
The wage rate for widget makers is currently $25 per hour and Ajax hires 20 widget makers. If the wage rate were decreased to $20, what would happen to the marginal revenue product for labor at Ajax?
Answer:
The question is not complete, below is the completed question:
The wage rate for widget makers is currently $25 per hour and Ajax hires 20 widget makers. If the wage rate were decreased to $20, what would happen to the marginal revenue product for labor at Ajax?
A) It would remain the same.
B) It would increase since Ajax's demand for labor curve will shift.
C) It would increase since the price of widgets would decrease.
D) It would decrease since Ajax will hire more workers.
Answer:
The correct answer is:
It would decrease since Ajax will hire more workers. (D)
Explanation:
Marginal Revenue Product for Labour (MRPL) is the extra labour generated when an extra worker is employed. In this case, since the wages decreased from $25 to $20, Ajax will hire more workers, because it can afford to pay more workers, meanwhile, the extra labour generated on the employment of an extra worker will decrease. The MRPL is used by firms to determine the number of labour to employ since they have to employ the right amount of labour to maintain profit and prevent diminishing returns associated with excess labour employment.
A 9% coupon bond with an ask price of 100:00 pays interest every 182 days. If the bond paid interest 112 days ago, the clean price of the bond would be
Answer:
$100
Explanation:
The computation of the clean price is shown below:
As we know that
Clean Price = Dirty Price − Accrued Interest
where,
Dirty price is
= Ask price + Accrued interest
The ask price is $100
And, the accrued interest is
= $100 × 9% × 112 days ÷ 360 days
= $2.74
Now the dirty price is
= $100 + $2.74
= $102.74
Therefore the clean price of the bond is
= $102.74 - $2.74
= $100
Or we can say that the ask price equivalent to the clean price of the bond as both are the quoted prices
Consider the equation of exchange MV=Py. If money stock rises and velocity and output are constant, prices go ______. If money stock rises and prices and output are constant, velocity goes ______.
Answer:
1. Up
2. Up
Explanation:
Quantity theory of money is a theory that describes the relationship between the money supply and price level in an economy, indicating that the relationship is directly proportional to one another.
Also, the theory indicated that when money stock rises and prices and output are constant, then there is higher inflation rates, which then results to increase in the rates of velocity.
Hence, Considering the equation of exchange MV=Py.
Then, If money stock rises and velocity and output are constant, prices go UP. If money stock rises and prices and output are constant, velocity goes UP as well.
A property sold for $198,000 with a listing commission of 8%. The selling office is to receive 40% of the total commission. How much will the listing salesperson receive if she is paid 60% of the amount retained by the listing broker?
Answer:
$5,702.4
Explanation:
A property is sold for $198,000 with a listing commission of 8%
The selling office is to receive 40%
The first step is to calculate the total commission
= $198,00×8/100
= $198,000×0.08
= $15,840
Listing brokers commission
=$15,840×60/100
= $15,840×0.6
= 9,504
Therefore, the amount of listing that will be received by the sales person can be calculated as follows
= 9,504×60/100
= 9,504×0.6
= $5,702.4
Hence the salesperson will receive a listing of $5,702.4
A company is considering purchasing a machine that costs $280,000 and is estimated to have no salvage value at the end of its 8-year useful life. If the machine is purchased, annual revenues are expected to be $100,000 and annual operating expenses exclusive of depreciation expense are expected to be $38,000. The straight-line method of depreciation would be used. If the machine is purchased, the annual rate of return expected on this machine is:__________.
Answer:
19.29%
Explanation:
We can calculate Annual Rate of Return by using the following formula:
ARR = Net Income / Average Investment
Here
Net Income $27,000 Step1
Average Investment $140,000 Step2
By putting values, we have:
ARR = $27,000 / $140,000 = 19.29%
Step1: Net Income
Net Income = Annual Revenue - Depreciation - Operating Expenses
Here
Annual Revenue = $100,000 - $280,000/8 - $38,000
= $100,000 - $35,000 - $38,000
= $27,000
Step2: Average Investment
Average Investment = (Initial Investment + Scrap Value)/ 2
Average Investment = ($280,000 + 0)/2 = $140,000
Most economists believe that a cut in tax rates a. would generally increase government tax revenue. b. would have no effect on aggregate demand. c. has a relatively small effect on the aggregate-supply curve. d. All of the above are correct.
Answer:
C. Has a relatively small effect on the aggregate-supply curve.
Explanation:
Cut in tax rates has it various views by a lot of economist, government officials and also the masses in general. In the view of a reasonable amount of economists, cut in rate of taxes are seen to have a relatively small effect on the aggregate supply curve.
While this aggregate supply curve is known to be the total supply of goods and also services produced by an economy in an overall period. This term can also be referred to as total output in some cases. This curve is seen to have effects on variables which ranges from the size and quality of labor to technological innovations, an increase in wages and a whole other variables too.
A property owner acquired a property by means of a deed that included a deed restriction against building any kind of unattached structures on the property. The owner now wants to build a small office in a separate structure. What can the owner do to overcome the restriction?
Answer:
The owner must obtain a quitclaim deed from the parties involved in the deed that prohibits building attachments to the house.
Explanation:
The deed might have been imposed by a homeowner's association, or the local government, or even the previous owner. So the current owner must obtain a quitclaim deed (where they terminate any right or deed over the property) in order to be able to build the office.
A Registered Investment Adviser plans on offering options strategies as part of his services. For this added investment strategy, he will charge .6% of assets monthly. This information is added to the RIA's disclosure statement and the RIA tells all of his clients of the fees orally in seminars. Each of his clients signs an agreement regarding the options strategies and fees. Which statement is TRUE
Answer:
Option A will be the correct answer.
Explanation:
In the above question, Options are not given. Please find the attachment of the complete question.
RIA has become an individual or an organization that offers investment advice to high-net-worth investors as well as operates financial investments. This RIA rendered complete transparency, both oral and written form, to his shareholders, because of options techniques to be implemented and the fees associated. This would be the smartest method to do something about it.Some other options are also not tied to the condition in question. Thus option A should be the perfect approach.
Sectoral shifts, frictional unemployment, and job searches Suppose the world price of steel falls substantially. The demand for labor among steel-producing firms in Pennsylvania will _____. The demand for labor among automobile-producing firms in Michigan, for which steel is an input, will _____. The temporary unemployment resulting from such sectoral shifts in the economy is best described as _____ unemployment.
Suppose the government wants to reduce this type of unemployment. Which of the following policies would help achieve this goal? Check all that apply.
a. Taxing the price of placing a resume or posting a job opening on a job-search website
b. Improving a widely used job-search website so that it matches workers to job vacancies more effectively
c. Increasing the benefits offered to unemployed workers through the government's unemployment insurance program
Answer:
fall
rise
frictional
b. Improving a widely used job-search website so that it matches workers to job vacancies more effectively
Explanation:
A fall in the price of steel would reduce the profitability of producing steel for steel producing companies. Hence, the supply of steel would fall. as a result, less labour would be needed, so the demand for labour would fall.
A fall in the price of steel would reduce the cost of producing cars and thus increase the production of cars. as a result, more labour would be employed to make cars.
Frictional unemployment is when labour is unemployed between the time he leaves his current employment and time he finds another. by improving on the job search website, workers would be matched faster with available jobs, this frictional unemployment would decrease.
Little Tots Gym has a required rate of return of 13%. The gym is considering the purchase of $12,500 of new equipment. The internal rate of return on the project has been calculated to be 11%. This project:________
Answer:
This project is good and be should be accepted for implementation.
Explanation:
The IRR is the discount rate that equates the present value of cash inflows to that of cash outflows. At the IRR, the Net Present Value (NPV) of a project is equal to zero
If the IRR greater than the required rate of return , we accept the project for implementation
If the IRR is less than that the required rate , we reject the project for implementation
For Little Tots Gym, the IRR of the project (13%) is higher than the required rate of return of 11%, hence the project is good and be should be accepted for implementation
Given that total spending for a certain household will always include a base amount of $1000/month, and that additional spending is equal to half of any income earned, we can predict total household spending with a model y=b+mx, where::_______
a. x represents income earned.
b. y represents income earned.
c. b = 1/2.
Answer:
a. x represents income earned
Explanation:
Using the model, which is the equation of a line or regression model.
y = mx + c
The base amount of $1000 which is always included is constant, this represents c, the intercept.
x in the equation is the independent variable, which is the income earned, and dictates the change in the amount spent y
m = 1/2 which dictates the proportion of the income earned that is spent.
y = the amount which is spend
A BD application is received by the State Administrator for a new broker-dealer subsidiary of a British securities firm. The application includes the disclosure that the parent firm was suspended from membership on the London Stock Exchange 4 years ago because of unauthorized trading by its Singapore branch. The State Administrator:_______.
Answer:
B. Can deny registration based on the suspension by the foreign regulator.
Explanation:
Section 204 of the Uniform Securities Act part H1 states that if an applicant has been convicted of the violation of the laws of a foreign jurisdiction governing or regulating any aspect of the securities and banking business within the past five years or has been the subject of an action meted by any of these bodies such as being denied, suspended, or revoked the right to do business as a broker-dealer, agent or investment banker by a self-regulatory organization or any organization acting under the securities act, the State Administrator reserves the right to by order, deny, suspend or revoke his application.
The Uniform Securities Act was formed to regulate and receive applications from interested applicants on securities on the state level. In the question above, since the applicant was suspended from membership on the London Stock Exchange 4 years ago because of unauthorized trading by its Singapore branch, the Administrator would be acting within his rights if he denied the registration.
A judge requires Harry to make a payment to Sally. The judge says that Harry can pay her either $10,000 today or $12,000 two years from today. Of the following interest rates, which is the highest one at which Harry would be better off paying the money today?
a. 11 percent
b. 6 percent
c. 4 percent
d. 9 percent
Answer:
d. 9 percent
Explanation:
After 2 years the value of $10,000 at present time =
$10,000 * (1 + x / 100)^2 = $12,000
(1 + x / 100)^2 = 12,00 / 10,000
(1 + x / 100)^2 = 1.2
The square root of 1.2 is 1.0954
(1 + x / 100) = 1.0954
x = 9.54
9%( Approximately.)
An individual who has completed college has been working for 9 years and is now 30 years old. He is thinking about returning to school in a few years to complete his masters degree and wants to set up a 529 Plan with himself as the beneficiary. Can he do this? A. No, because the donor and the beneficiary must be different persons in a 529 Plan B. No, because 529 Plans cannot be opened after age 30 C. No, because 529 Plans must have an independent trustee D. Yes
Answer:
D Yes
Explanation:
An uncommon aspect of 529 Plans is that both donor and receiver can be the same person. There is no age restriction on who may be the beneficiaries of the account. This person may themselves open a 529 plan and be both the donor and the beneficiary.
Therefore from the above explanation the correct answer is D
Causal research describes the marketing phenomena under study. B. Causal research is informal and unstructured. C. Causal research isolates the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable. D. Causal research answers the questions of who, what, when, where and how. E. Causal research is the seventh step in the marketing research process.
Answer:
Option B (Causal research is informal and unstructured) is the correct choice.
Explanation:
As when the process has gained, causal research has been undertaken to diagnose the source surrounding a person's action. It wants to find this same relationship among variables as to conjecture. It attempts to evaluate whether the explanatory variables shift throughout the exponential function, with variants.It could also be used in such a corporate setting to measure the impact that a transition to some of its present activities would have to aid in the corporate planning phase for its potential production rates.Some other three choices have no relation to the given incident. Such that the stated option is B.
n your own words define employment-at-will and explain whether or not you agree with this principle. Next, discuss your thoughts on workplace testing and its role in the hiring process. Do you feel this is a fair hiring practice? Why or why not?
Answer:
a) Employment-at-will is a form of employer-employee relationship which may be terminated by the employer at any time without due consultation with the employee as long as the reason for the termination is not against the law.
b) Work Place Testing: This refers to all the series of tests that an employer can and may administer to a job applicant in order to ascertain their suitability for the role and ensure that they are a culture fit.
Workplace Testing is a fair hiring practice. There is no use hiring an employee only to discover few months later that they cannot do the job as they asserted on their resume. This can be very detrimental to the business as it can leave the business very vulnerable.
e If a candidate is turned down after testing, it doesn't mean they are not capable of being productive at all. It only means that they don't match the person specification for the current job under consideration.
Cheers!
To stay in "fashion" many people buy a new car even though their old car is still in excellent-to-good condition. Similarly, people tend to buy new clothes before they wear out the clothes they already have. Such actions speak to
Answer:
NO
Explanation:
The Quimbys obtain a loan that starts out at 5.5% interest. After five years, the interest rate will adjust to whatever the current market rate is and adjust every year thereafter. This is a/an
Complete Question:
The Quimbys obtain a loan that starts out at 5.5% interest. After five years, the interest rate will adjust to whatever the current market rate is. This is known as a/an:
Group of answer choices
a. two-step mortgage
b. balloon/reset mortgage
c. wraparound mortgage
d. interest-only mortgage
Answer:
a. two-step mortgage.
Explanation:
In this scenario, The Quimbys obtain a loan that starts out at 5.5% interest. After five years, the interest rate will adjust to whatever the current market rate is and adjust every year thereafter. This is a two-step mortgage.
A two-step mortgage can be defined as an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) which typically offers two interest rates; a beginning (fixed) interest rate for the first five to seven years period and a another interest rate for the remaining period of time.
Thomas Company has a sales budget for next month of $1,000,000. Cost of goods sold is expected to be 25 percent of sales. All goods are paid for in the month following purchase. The beginning inventory of merchandise is $50,000, and an ending inventory of $64,000 is desired. Beginning accounts payable is $160,000.
For Thomas Company, the ending accounts payable should be:
A. $341,000
B. $356,000
C. $314,000
D. $414,000
Answer:
$264,000
Explanation:
Calculation for the ending accounts payable
First step is to find the cost of goods sold
Using this formula
Cost of goods sold=Sales budget * Sales percentage
Let plug in the formula
Cost of goods sold=$1,000,000*25%
Cost of goods sold=250,000
Second step is to calculate for the ending accounts payable
Using this formula
Ending accounts payable=Ending inventory + Cost of goods sold - Beginning inventory
Let plug in the formula
Ending accounts payable= $64,000 + $250,000 - $50,000
Ending accounts payable= $264,000
Therefore the Ending accounts payable will be $264,000
The Uniform Securities Act is designed to protect the general public and not restrict investment activities of institutional or professional investors. Any offer or sale to any of the following would be considered exempt from the registration and advertising filing requirements of the USA EXCEPT:__________- A) savings institutions B) broker-dealers C) chief executive officers of companies listed on the NYSE D) banks
Answer: C. chief executive officers of companies listed on the NYSE.
Explanation:
The Uniform Securities Act was put in place in order to curtail securities fraud. It was designed in order to protect the public.
It should be noted that Any offer or sale to any of the following would be considered exempt from the registration and advertising filing requirements of the USA except the chief executive officers of companies listed on the NYSE.
Keith and his team,employees of an online retailing company,are being trained on cyber surveillance and user security.As part of their training,they are working to identify a solution to the problem of cyber-phishing and data breaches.Which of the following forms of group-building methods is being employed by Keith's team?A) Cross-learningB) Action learningC) Adventure learningD) Virtual realityE) Behavior modeling
Answer: Action learning
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that Keith and his team, employees of an online retailing company, are being trained on cyber surveillance and user security and as part of their training, they are working to identify a solution to the problem of cyber-phishing and data breaches.
The method used is action learning. This means that the group will get an actual problem, solve it, plan and the results will be shown to the team and the organization.
Suppose that Australia imposes a tariff on imported beef. If the increase in producer surplus is $100 million, the increase in tariff revenue is $200 million, and the reduction in consumer surplus is $500 million, the deadweight loss of the tariff is $300 million.a) trueb) false
Answer: False
Explanation:
A tariff is a tax that is imposed by the government of a particular country in order to curtail the number of imported goods brought into the country.
Based on the above scenario, the reduction in consumer surplus is not $500 million but rather $600 million which is the addition of $100 million, $200 million and $300 million.
Therefore the question is false.
Sunland Real Estate Company management is planning to fund a development project by issuing 10-year zero coupon bonds with a face value of $1,000. Assuming semiannual compounding, what will be the price of these bonds if the appropriate discount rate is 9.8 percent?
Answer:
$384.141
Explanation:
Given the following :
Discount rate (r) = 9.8%
Semi-annual compounding
Face value = $1000
Period (t) = 10 years
Price of zero-coupon bond (P) :
Face value / ( 1 + r)^t
r =. 9.8%, compounded semianually
r = (9.8 / 100) = 0.098 / 2 = 0.049
Period (t) = 10 * 2 = 20
P = 1000 / (1 + 0.049)^20
P = 1000 / 1.049^20
P = 1000 / 2.6032
P = 384.14062
P = $384.141 ( 3 decimal places)
