Answer:
A. Government spending for the onset of a war.
Explanation:
If government spending increases, money supply would increase. When money supply increases, people would have more money and as a result, demand would increase.
A rise in foreign exchange value makes goods and services more expensive to foreigners and therefore export would fall and so would aggregate demand.
A decrease in price level would lead to an increase in aggregate output demanded.
A rise in tax would reduce disposable income and aggregate demand would fall.
A marketing manager wants to know why her sales are down. She talks with several sales reps and finds that a competitor has introduced a successful new product. This "research" is likely to be part of ________.
The research done by the marketing manager is part of market research, which helps businesses make decisions about selling, improving, or promoting products by gathering information about customers and competitors.
The "research" conducted by the marketing manager, which involved talking to several sales reps and identifying that a competitor has introduced a successful new product, is likely part of market research. Market research is conducted to guide businesses in making decisions on how to sell, improve, or promote their products or services. This type of research can involve gathering information about customers, competitors, or the overall industry to understand market conditions better and make informed decisions.
If competitive market circumstances are such that there is some leader-follower price competition, some product differentiation, and the purpose of advertising is to inform, but avoid price competition, then we must be operating in a(n):
Answer:
Oligipoly
Explanation:
Oligopoly market is characterised by:
1. Few large firms
2. Firms set their prices together which is known as a cartel or through price leadership where a firm sets the market price.
3. Firms engage in advertisement.
4. Firms avoid price competition.
An example of an oligopoly is OPEC. OPEC is a cartel.
An organization takes active countermeasures to protect its systems, such as installing firewalls. This approach is known as ________. A. risk acceptance B. risk transference C. risk elimination D. risk reduction E. risk rescheduling
Answer:
D. risk reduction
Explanation:
Risk reduction is a hazard management technique that aims at minimizing potential losses. In risk reduction, a company evaluate its business process to identify possible threat areas. The company then implements measures that will mitigate losses should the risk event occur.
Risk reduction lessens the impact of known hazards. This particular organization has identified potential risks associated with internet usage. It is vulnerable to online attacks either by hackers or malicious software program. By installing firewalls, the organization reduces potential losses related to online attacks.
Al works as a cement finisher for a parking lot repaving company. He is suspicious of innovation and innovators. He was one of the very last people in the small Western city in which he lives to buy a microwave oven. When it comes to the adoption of microwave ovens, Al is in the _____ category.
Answer:
Al is in the late majority category.
Explanation:
Late majority refers to consumers that are not willing to buy a product until they are sure it has a good performance as they don't want to take risks. These people tend to be resistant to change and they will buy a new product only when most people have already done it. According to this, Al is in the late majority category because he was one of the last people to buy a microwave in the city he lives in and he is suspicious of innovation.
Destin Corp is comparing three different capital structures. Plan A would result in 10,000 shares of stock and $90,000 in debt. Plan B would result in 7,600 shares of stock and $198,000 in debt. The all equity plan would result in 12,000 shares of stock outstanding. The interest rate on debt is 10%, and the EBIT is $48,000. If Destin Corp has a tax rate of 40%, which of the three plans has the highest EPS?
Answer:
All equity plan (12,000 shares with an EPS of $2.40)
Explanation:
Plan A (10,000 shares):
interest = $90,000 x 10% = $9,000
net income = (ebit - interest) x (1 - 40%) = ($48,000 - $9,000) x 60% = $23,400
earnings per share (EPS) = $23,400 / 10,000 shares = $2.34 per share
Plan B (7,600 shares):
interest = $198,000 x 10% = $19,800
net income = (ebit - interest) x (1 - 40%) = ($48,000 - $19,800) x 60% = $16,920
earnings per share (EPS) = $16,920 / 7,600 shares = $2.23 per share
All equity plan (12,000 shares):
net income = ebit x (1 - 40%) = $48,000 x 60% = $28,800
earnings per share (EPS) = $28,800 / 12,000 shares = $2.40 per share
The Wacky Widget company has total fixed costs of $100,000 per year. The firm’s average variable cost is $10 for 10,000 widgets. At that level of output, the firm’s average total costs equala. $10 b. $100c. $150 d. $15
Answer:
$20
Explanation:
Average total cost (AC) equals summation of average variable cost (AVC) and average fixed cost (AFC). Average fixed cost is calculated by division of total fixed cost (TFC) by number of widgets (N)
AC=AVC+AFC= AVC-TFC/N = $10+ $100,000/10,000 = $20
Explanation of fixed costs, average variable costs, and average total costs.
Total fixed costs: Fixed costs that do not vary with output level.
Average variable cost: Variable costs divided by the quantity of output produced.
Average total costs: The sum of average fixed costs and average variable costs.
The following data is available for Metlock, Inc. at December 31, 2020: Common stock, par $10 (authorized 26000 shares) $234000 Treasury stock (at cost $15 per share) $1200 Based on the data, how many shares of common stock are outstanding?
Answer:
23,400 shares
Explanation:
The total number of authorized shares is 26,000, but that doesn't mean that all these shares have been issued or are outstanding. The total number of shares issued = shares outstanding + treasury stock.
Since the shares must be recorded at par value in the common stock account, we need to divide the total value of the account by the par value of each share = $234,000 / $10 = 23,400 shares
Check Cashing Business. Susan owns and operates a check cashing business. A customer, Bob, claiming to be Sam, came in and cashed a $2,000 check issued by ABC Trucking to Sam. The day after Susan cashed the check, she received a notice from ABC Trucking that some checks had been stolen. It was later discovered that the customer had forged Sam's name on the check issued by ABC Trucking. At the time she took the ABC Trucking check, Susan was very busy with several customers in line. She simply glanced at the check and cashed it. A reasonable examination would have revealed that the check had been materially altered and changed from the amount of $200 to $2,000. Susan decided that she needed to hire some people to help her because she also had a problem with another check. On the same day that she took the ABC Trucking check, she took a check from another customer, Maurice. It was later discovered that the check from Maurice, which was four months old, was the subject of a dispute between Maurice and the issuer of the check for whom Maurice had done some work. The issuer claimed that the work was improperly done. Both ABC Trucking and the issuer of the check to Maurice stopped payment on the checks. Susan claims that she was entitled to the status of a holder in due course and was entitled to payment on both checks. What is the effect of Susan receiving notice the day after she cashed the check for Bob that the check had been stolen?
Answer:
Since the check was altered (it was originally a $200 check and was altered to seem like a $2,000 check), then Susan cannot be considered a holder in due course.
A holder in due course of a check would be a person that receives a third party check in good faith without knowing any possible claim or defect.
If the check had been stolen and wasn't altered to change its value, then Susan could have claimed to be a holder in due course of the check since she was notified later about the theft.
In 1979 and 1980
a. the U.S. inflation rate as measured by the GDP deflator was higher than that measured by the CPI, and the difference was explained by rapidly rising prices of goods exported by the U.S
b. the U.S. inflation rate as measured by the CPI was higher than that measured by the GDP deflator, and the difference was explained by rapidly rising prices of goods exported by the U.S
c. the U.S. inflation rate as measured by the GDP deflator was higher than that measured by the CPI, and the difference was explained by rapidly rising oil prices
d. the U.S. inflation rate as measured by the CPI was higher than that measured by the GDP deflator, and the difference was explained by rapidly rising oil prices
Answer:
D) the U.S. inflation rate as measured by the CPI was higher than that measured by the GDP deflator, and the difference was explained by rapidly rising oil prices
Explanation:
During the 1970s there was a very strong correlation between oil prices and the CPI. Oil is essential to our economy, since it is used in so many different ways, e.g. fuel, plastics, heating, etc. The oil prices increased from $15.85 per barrel on April 5, 1979 to $39.50 per barrel on March 3, 1980. That is a huge increase (149%) for only one year.
The CPI more than doubled during the 1970s, increasing from 41.20 in 1972 to 86.30 in 1980 (109% increase). It had previously taken 24 years for the CPI to double before that decade. That is a huge increase in inflation even if you compare it to more modern day inflation. The CPI for 2018 was 251, so in the last 38 years it increased by 190% and inflation has been an issue several times in the last decades.
Customers who owned Nintendo’s 8-bit video game console were unable to play the same games on the firm’s new 16-bit Super Nintendo system. There was little incentive for existing Nintendo fans to stick with the firm. In this case, Nintendo’s new offering suffered from a lack of:_____A) switching costsB) backward compatibilityC) staying power
Answer:
I would choose B. But im not 100% sure.
Explanation:
Answer:
c) Staying power
The most common driver for insourcing is to: Group of answer choices
a) Keep employees loyal to the company.
b) Make a system that cannot be bought.
c) Develop internal skill sets.
d) Maintain control over the development of the system.
e) Keep core competencies in-house.
Answer: Option E
Explanation: In simple words, it refers to a strategy under which an organisation takes back the activities that were previously outsourced. In this process, the organisation tires to use their own resources and skills to accomplish those tasks which were previously performed by some other firms.
There are many reasons why organisation go for in sourcing but the main reason is when they want to retain their core competencies to themselves. For example - many luxury automobile manufacturers do not outsource their designing department as their design and style is their key component.
What is meant by supply-side economics?
A. Supply-side economics refers to the use of taxes to increase incentives to work, save, invest, and start a business in order to decrease long-run aggregate supply.
B. Supply-side economics refers to the use of taxes to increase incentives to work, save, invest, and start a business in order to increase long-run aggregate supply.
C. Supply-side economics refers to the use of taxes to increase incentives to work, save, invest, and start a business in order to increase short-run aggregate supply.
D. Supply-side economics refers to the use of taxes to decrease incentives to work, save, invest, and start a business in order to increase long-run aggregate supply.
Answer:
The correct answer is option B.
Explanation:
Supply-side economics refers to the use of taxes to stimulate the economy. It involves reducing taxes to promote the incentive of working, saving and investing. This leads to an increase in the long-run aggregate supply.
The supply-side fiscal policy provides incentives to businesses to expand their operations.
Supply-side economics advocates that production leads to economic growth.
A(n) _____ broadly defines an organization's purpose—what it is seeking to achieve from its activities—identifies what is unique or important about its products to its employees and customers, and also distinguishes or differentiates the organization in some ways from its competitors.
А. businessplan
B.mission statementC.SWOTanalysis
D.general advertisement
E.strategic plan
Answer:
(B) mission statement
Explanation:
A mission statement broadly defines an organization's purpose—what it is seeking to achieve from its activities—identifies what is unique or important about its products to its employees and customers, and also distinguishes or differentiates the organization in some ways from its competitors.
George Washburn had earnings from his salary of $40,000, interest on savings of $1,150, a contribution to a traditional individual retirement account of $1,200, and dividends from mutual funds of $380. George's adjusted gross income would be:___
Answer:
$40,330
Explanation:
Data provided in the question:
Earnings from salary = $40,000
Interest on savings = $1,150
Contribution to a traditional individual retirement account = $1,200
Dividends from mutual funds = $380
Now,
The George's adjusted gross income would be
= Salary + Interest on savings + Dividends from mutual funds - Contribution
= $40,000 + $1,150 + $380 - $1,200
= $40,330
Baby boomers are less likely to associate retirement with "the beginning of the end" and see it instead as a new chapter in their lives with new activities, interests, careers, or even relationships.
a.True.
b.False.
Answer: True
Explanation:
Baby boomers are known as demographic companion of the Silent Generation and also preceding the Generation X. This generation is mostly described as the individuals that are born in between the years 1946 and 1964. These individuals are known to be least likely to be associated with the inclination of term retirement with phrases such as "beginning of an end".
According to the University of Michigan studies, leaders who are production oriented are described as emphasizing interpersonal relationships and as taking a personal interest in the needs of their followers. True or false?
Answer:
False
Explanation:
Leaders who are production oriented have their focus on getting a task done and getting result, not bothered on employees' welfare and what challenges may arise. They do not emphasize interpersonal relationship and no interest in the needs of their followers.
_____ is defined as the quality of a research report that is based on clear and logical thinking, precise expression, and accurate presentation. Group of answer choices
Subjectivity
Generalizability
Desirability
Believability
Objectivity
Final answer:
Objectivity is the quality of a research report based on clear, logical thinking and accurate presentation without bias. It ensures the credibility of the study by preventing misinterpretation of findings. Objective research reports use clear language, correct citations, and compare their findings with previous research.
Explanation:
The quality of a research report that is characterized by clear and logical thinking, precise expression, and accurate presentation is best defined as objectivity. Objectivity in research means that the study is conducted and its findings are presented without any distortion or bias, especially personal bias. This is critical because any form of bias could lead to a misinterpretation of the research findings, therefore impacting the trustworthiness and credibility of the study.
An objective report must demonstrate not only a comprehensive understanding of the research purpose but also a consistent awareness of the audience and community expectations. The language used in an objective report is clear and appropriate, and citations are correctly included to acknowledge sources accurately. Ensuring that methodologies are likely to yield objective data, that sufficient data support the conclusions drawn, and that the work is compared with other pertinent research are all aspects that enhance the objectivity of a research report.
The introduction of a four day week leads to increased productivity particularly among young workers by improving job satisfaction." In this statement, improving job satisfaction is the:A. Independent VariableB. Dependent VariableC. Intervening VariableD. Moderating Variable
Answer:
C. Intervening Variable
Explanation:
Based on the information provided within the question it seems that in this scenario Job satisfaction would be considered an intervening variable. This is a hypothetical variable used in order to explain the cause and effect relationship between two other variables. Which in this case would be the four day week leading to increased productivity. An intervening variable cannot be observed when conducting experiments which is why it is hypothetical.
Cherry is injured in an accident caused by Bronco. Bronco agrees to pay Cherry $2,500 if she agrees to release him from further liability. Cherry agrees. If Cherry’s damages ultimately exceed $2,500, she can________.
A. collect the balance from Bronco in a breach-of-contract suit.
B. collect the balance from Bronco in a tort suit.
C. collect the balance from Bronco on the ground of unforeseen events.
D. not collect the balance from Bronco.
Answer:
D) not collect the balance from Bronco.
Explanation:
Since Cherry agreed to sign a compensatory agreement worth $2,500 with Bronco, and stated that she would release him from any further liability, then that contract is enforceable by Bronco. In case Cherry wants to collect any further amount of money for any type of possible unforeseen damage, all Bronco must do is present the signed agreement that released him from any further liability.
Answer:
d
Explanation:
Cainas Cookies had the following information reported for 2015:
Revenues $100,000
Expenses $40,000
Preferred Dividends $10,000
Common Dividends $20,000
Preferred shares outstanding - 10,000 shares, $100 par value
Common shares outstanding - 50,000 shares, $1 par value EPS is:
A. $1.20 per share
B. $1.00 per share
C. $.60 per share
D. $.50 per share
Answer: B. $1.00 per share
Explanation:
Revenue- expenses = profit
$100000 - $40000 =$60000
Profit - pref.shareholder
$60000 - $10000 = $50000
EPS = residual / ordinary shareholding
EPS = $50000/50000shares
EPS = $1
One difference between B2C and B2B e-commerce is that the: a. B2B transaction involves little or no negotiation. b. B2C transaction involves customers with larger amounts of money to spend at one time. c. B2C transaction typically involves extensive and careful research while the B2B transaction tends to be less rational. d. B2C transaction tends to be smaller when compared to B2B.
Answer:
(d). B2C transaction tends to be smaller when compared to B2B.
Explanation:
(B2B) business-to-business is shorthand for “business to business.” It refers to sales you make to other businesses rather than to individual consumers. Sales to consumers are referred to as “business-to-consumer” sales or B2C.
(B2C) business-to-consumer refers to the process of selling products and services directly between consumers who are the end-users of its products or services. Most companies that sell directly to consumers can be referred to as B2C companies
The common stock of Detroit Engines has a beta of 1.34 and a standard deviation of 11.4 percent. The market rate of return is 11.5 percent and the risk-free rate is 4 percent. What is the firm's cost of equity?
A. 10.05 percent
B. 12.98 percent
C. 14.05 percent
D. 15.50 percent
E. 15.67 percent
Answer:
The firm's cost of equity is C. 14.05 percent
Explanation:
Hi, we need to use the following formula in order to find the cost of equity of this firm.
[tex]r(e)=rf+beta(rm-rf)[/tex]
Where:
r(e) = Cost of equity
rf = risk free rate
rm = Market rate of return
Everything should look like this.
[tex]r(e)=0.04+1.34(0.115-0.04)=0.1405[/tex]
So, this firm´s cost of equity is 14.05%
Best of luck
The firm's cost of equity can be calculated using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) formula, resulting in a cost of equity of 14.05%.
The firm's cost of equity can be calculated using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). The formula is: Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate + Beta*(Market Rate of Return - Risk-Free Rate). Plugging in the values given: Cost of Equity = 4% + 1.34*(11.5% - 4%) = 4% + 1.34*7.5% = 4% + 10.05% = 14.05%
What circumstances does a person need to prove to have their student loans discharged through bankruptcy?
Final answer:
To discharge student loans through bankruptcy, one must prove undue hardship, which includes an inability to maintain a minimal standard of living, a persistent state of financial struggle, and efforts to repay the loans.
Explanation:
To have student loans discharged through bankruptcy, a person must demonstrate 'undue hardship.' This is a difficult standard to meet, as it usually requires proving that the individual cannot maintain a minimal standard of living if forced to repay the loans, that this hardship would continue for a significant portion of the repayment period, and that the debtor has made good faith efforts to repay the loans.
Filing for bankruptcy usually involves a bankruptcy court determining whether the loans cause undue hardship through an adversary proceeding. This process is often complex, and the outcomes can vary widely depending on jurisdiction and the specific circumstances of the debtor. Considering other financial aid options like scholarships, grants, or a work-study program prior to borrowing, as well as familiarizing oneself with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), can be beneficial in managing postsecondary education costs and potentially reducing the need for large student loans.
The notion that there is a tradeoff between inflation and unemployment is expressed as a
Answer:
Phillips curve
Explanation:
The notion that there is a trade-off between inflation and unemployment is expressed by a Phillips curve.
Phillip curve states that there is a negative relationship between inflation and unemployment.
Phillip owns a large real estate firm. He imparts training to the managers of the firm to help them effectively manage its multiethnic workforce. He places emphasis on being flexible and being able to negotiate and solve problems. The managers also receive training on conflict resolution. In the given scenario, Phillip uses _____.
A. skills-based diversity trainingB. diversity awareness trainingC. supervisory diversity trainingD. readiness-based diversity training
Answer:
A. skills-based diversity training
Explanation:
Based on the information provided within the question it seems that Phillip is using skill based diversity training in this scenario. This refers to a training approach that focuses on dealing with diversity in multiethnic workforces and providing the necessary skills to solve various types of problems within them. Which is exactly what is happening in this situation.
Answer:skills based diversity training
Explanation:
Safety is a key concern at most industries, but it is especially important at BigBoom Fireworks Factory. Employees must use carefully standardized procedures for packing fireworks to prevent unwanted explosions. This is what type of control method?
a.) self-control
b.) normative control
c.) bureaucratic control
d.) concertive control
Answer: Bureaucratic control
Explanation: Bureaucratic control is a method of controlling employees behavior in an organization by setting laid down rules and operational behaviors to be observed by the workers of the firm.
The organization in the question set some standardized safety rules to be followed by its workers, therefore the control measure applied is bureaucratic.
Final answer:
At BigBoom Fireworks Factory, the method of control that involves standardized procedures to ensure safety would be C. bureaucratic control, which is characterized by strict formal rules and processes.
Explanation:
The type of control method used at BigBoom Fireworks Factory where employees must use carefully standardized procedures for packing fireworks to prevent unwanted explosions is bureaucratic control. Bureaucratic control is characterized by the establishment of strong formal rules and procedures that are put in place to ensure consistency, safety, and efficiency within an organization.
This differs from the other types of control methods in that it involves the use of standardized regulations and a hierarchy of authority to manage and control behavior. Such measures are often part of command-and-control regulation, which includes government-imposed standards or processes that are required for industry compliance.
_____ is the affirmative selection and acquisition of products and services that most effectively minimize negative environmental impacts over their life cycle of manufacturing, transportation, use, and recycling or disposal.
Answer: EPP (Environmentally preferable purchasing)
Explanation:
The EPP is stand for the environmentally preferable purchasing and is refers to the product which are purchased by reducing all the negative effect and also increase the level of positive effect on the environment and also on the health of the humans.
The environmentally preferable purchasing is also known as the green purchasing and green sustainable and it is Eco-friendly for the environment.
It is one of the affirmative selection that minimizing all the negative impact on the environment and producing high quality product.
Jax Company uses a perpetual inventory system and on November 30 purchased merchandise for which it must pay the shipping charges. Which of the following is one part of the required journal entry when Jax pays the shipping charges of $200? a). a debit to freight-out for $200 b). a debit to inventory for $200 c). A debit to Delivery Expense for $200 d). A debit to cash for $200
Answer:
b). a debit to inventory for $200
Explanation:
The journal entry is shown below:
Inventory A/c Dr $200
To Cash A/c $200
(Being the shipping charges is paid for cash)
Under the perpetual inventory account, all the expenses which are incurred to bring the product to the destination have come under the inventory account. So, we debited the inventory account and credited the cash account
Blue Ridge Bank has a PM of 12 percent, an interest income to total assets ratio of 6.00 percent, and a noninterest income to assets ratio of 1.50 percent. Blue Ridge also has $9 in assets per dollar in equity capital. Blue Ridge's ROE is:
Answer:
8.10%
Explanation:
Blue Ridge's return on equity (ROE) is how much profit does Blue Ridge's investors earn for every dollar they invested in the company.
The formula used to calculate ROE is:
ROE = PM x (total assets ratio + noninterest income) x (Assets per dollar in equity capital)
ROE = 12% x (6% + 1.5%) x $9 = 8.10%
Blue Ridge's ROE is 8.1%
Blue Ridge's return on equity (ROE) is how much profit Blue Ridge's investors earn for every dollar they invest in the company.
To find the Return on Equity (ROE) for Blue Ridge Bank, we can use the following formula:
The formula used to calculate ROE is:
ROE = PM x (total assets ratio + noninterest income) x (Assets per dollar in equity capital)
Substituting the values -
ROE = 12% x (6% + 1.5%) x $9
= 8.10%
Which of the following quotations illustrates the Tragedy of the Commons?
a. "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
b. "The only difference between the rich and other people is that the rich have more money."
c. "What is common to many is taken least care of, for all men have greater regard for what is their own than for what they possess in common with others."
d. "Anyone who is not a socialist before he is 30 has no heart; anyone who is still a socialist after he is 30 has no head."
Answer:
The correct answer is option c.
Explanation:
The tragedy of the commons is an economic problem in which individuals' rational decisions lead to collective irrationality. The individual consumers want to maximize their satisfaction so they consume a common resource in the way to maximize utility or satisfaction. But collective consumption in this manner leads to overconsumption of resources.
Individuals take better care of the resources they privately own than the common resources. Individuals focus on their wellbeing instead of the collective welfare of society and ignore social welfare in the process of maximizing their personal welfare.