Answer:
The benefits of a High Speed Rail in California:
- It becomes a feasible alternative to air travel, because it can be either cheaper, or even faster, since passengers do not have to spend as much time on a train station as they do on an airport.
- If demand is high enough, state highways can become less congested, because many people who would otherwise travel by car, would take a high speed train instead.
- Because the trains are electric, they are likely to help reduce pollution.
The cons would be:
- We cannot know for sure how many people would take the high speed trains. Demand could not be high enough to justify the cost.
- The line would be very costly.
- It could end up benefit only a small section of the population who would take the trains, or who travel often.
I believe that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, as can be seen in most countries where high speed lines have been made between large cities. For example, in Spain, the line between Madrid and Barcelona is profitable. The same would likely happen for a line between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
What are the implications of starting a project based on tenuous projections that may or may not come true 10 years from now?
If demand projections are tenous, there is always the possiblity that the high speed line could not be profitable. However, this risk can be lowered if the line is made between highly populated cities.
Could you justify the California high-speed rail project from the perspective of a massive public works initiative?
Yes, a high speed rail would be a project that could massively impact California. The benefits of its operation could outweight the cost.
In other words, what other factors enter into the decision of whether to pursue a high-speed rail project?
As I said before, the most important factor is to construct line between highly populated cities in order to reduce the risk of not having enough demand. It has been demonstrated around the world, in Spain, in Italy, in Japan, in China, that high speed lines that connect very populated regions, can be profitable.
Answer:
If a currency such as the US$ is traded in a competitive market, a(n) increase in demand for the US$ raises the price of the US$ in terms of another currency such as the Japanese Yen (yen).
Explanation:
Basic offer and demand law.
Answer:
$106 million
Explanation:
allowance for doubtful accounts
debit credit
beg. balance 426
bad debt 85
ending balance <u>405 </u>
106
Since you need $106 million to balance the account, that should be the amount of bad debt written off during the current year. Allowance for doubtful accounts is a contra asset account, any debit balance increases accounts receivable while a credit balance decreases it.
Answer:
Theory X employees
Explanation:
Douglas McGregor formulated or constructed Theory X as well as Theory Y, which suggest or states two aspects of human behaviour at the work.
In short, 2 different views of the employees or individuals, one which comprise of negative aspects or views is the Theory X, and other one is Theory Y, which comprise of the positive aspects and the views of the people and employees.
So, in this case, the team members who need the supervision, threat of punishment and direction for the non - compliance will be the Theory X employees as it contain the negative aspects.
Answer:
$60,000
Explanation:
The computation of the estimated manufacturing overhead is shown below:
Estimated manufacturing overhead = Direct labor hours × predetermined overhead rate
where,
Direct labor hours = Total Direct labor cost ÷ Cost per hour
= ($100,000 × 75%) ÷ ($5)
= 15,000 direct labor hours
Now the estimated manufacturing overhead equal to
= 15,000 direct labor hours × $4
= $60,000
