Answer:
5) In 2018, DDT was the most widely used agricultural pesticide in the US
Explanation:
DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) was a synthetic agricultural insecticide that was banned in 1972. It was extremely dangerous and poisonous to both humans and animals (insects also but that was its function). It had been used as an insecticide since 1939, and for many years it was one of the most widely used pesticides.
The answer to this question is the last item in the choices which is "decrease consumer surplus". Thus, we have it like along a given downward-sloping demand curve, an increase in the price of a good will also result to decrease consumer surplus. Also, when decrease consumer surplus is happening it will effect also to increase producer surplus.
The common arguments that are in favor of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are:
Public image of the company.
Moral Justification.
Public Support for business.
Long run survival of the organization and the public both.
Common arguments that go against CSR are:
Ambiguity in business policies.
Moral Responsibility.
Shareholders' rights
Explanation:
Against
The public should perceive the company as their savior and not their enemy. CSR helps a company stay in the good books of the public. If a cigarette manufacturing company opens a profit free farm or a recreational park for the public, it will ensure the maintenance of a positive image.
Morally, when a company takes something from the public e.g their clean air, or clean environment, then morally the company is bound to give something in return e.g a water filtration plant.
CSR can lead the public to support the company during times of need. A company during tough times might get several volunteers if it is known to have given much to the public.
Co-dependence is essential for the survival of both the organization and the public. Companies excel if the public likes them. If a company has been known to have only take and never give, then the balance is disturbed.
Against:
Not every company has the resources or interest to focus on one problem. Therefore, ambiguous policies of different organizations lead to partial working on one social issue or environmental issue. it leads the problem to be partially solved and not completely eliminated.
Company might morally owe the public in some domain but might not have the resources to fix that particular problem. It may leave the company in a moral debt. In order to compensate, a company may go beyond its capabilities which will not result in mutual benefit. Only one party will be happy.
CSR activities require resources. A company has several stakeholders and all might nit agree to spending/donating their profits for CSR activities. This may sound 'selfish' but public doesn't always know what the stakeholders are going through. CSR in such a case may deprive a stakeholder from a fraction of his share of profit.
Answer: a. Allow management to conserve cash, give stockholders more shares, and cause no change in total assets, liabilities, or stockholders' equity.
Explanation:
Stock Splits increase the number of shares a company without actually changing their market capitalization by simply dividing the shares available.
There are a bunch of reasons to do this but one of them is to conserve cash. By splitting stock, managers can conserve cash by not paying dividends but still proving that the company can still pay dividends. The Shareholders getting MORE stock would be the reward.
Since Stock splits don't change the Market Capitalization, they don't have an effect on Equity either and by extension Assets and Liabilities.
Answer: Option (c) is correct.
Explanation:
Correct Option: Decrease the money supply, which will move output back towards its long-run level.
If the economy is in long run equilibrium and there is a rightward shift in the aggregate demand curve then as a result output and price level rises in an economy.
Here, the central must follow the contractionary monetary policy to stabilize the economy.
So, the central bank must decrease the money supply to move the output and price level back to its initial position.
