Answer:
Companies will move overseas to escape unions and hire cheaper labor.
Answer:
Total Stockholders' Equity = $2,334,370
Explanation:
Note: See the attached excel file for the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet for Finishing Touches as of December 31, 2018 with all the formulae used.
In the attached excel file, the retained earnings is calculated as follows:
Retained earnings = Net income – Common dividends - Preferred dividends = $149,000 - $94,000 - $1,330) = $53,670
From the attached excel file, we have:
Total Stockholders' Equity = $2,334,370
Answer:
A. - The net public debt decreases
The net public debt decreases because the government has obtained more funds in tax revenue. For this reason, the government will likely run a budget surplus.
B. - The net public debt increases
The government was already running a budget deficit (albeit a small one). With the effects of the hurricane, the government will have to spend more to help the people affected, and will likely have to borrow even more, increasing its deficit.
C. - The net public debt remains unchanged
There was a transfer of funds from one government agency to the other, and the net effect of such transfer is likely to be very small to make any significant change in the net public debt. The net public debt remains unchanged.
Answer:
Wages would fall due to an increase in labor costs.
When the workers compensation laws were not there, the employers only had to worry about one labor cost, that of paying their employees. With the introduction of worker's compensation, they then had to get insurance for their employees as well.
This led to an increase in the costs of labor which meant an increase in production costs and a decrease in profitability. To compensate for this, the employers cut wages in order to be able to pay for both the insurance and wages and still pay the same general amounts they were paying as wages such that their production costs don't rise significantly.
Answer:
Competition and consumer trends
Explanation:
The Hays company makes a variety of products including sodas like cola, diet-cola, orange soda. Initially it had less competition, but more companies have entered the market.
Due to increased competition the Hays company will need to develop strategies to gain competitive advantage and by extension market in the more competitive market.
Also consumer trends is nowoving towards speciality sodas. The company will need to reduce the variety of sodas they produce and specialise in the product the consumers prefer.
