Profit maximization is usually a main aim of most businesses in the private sector.
1) Usually people invest personal savings into starting businesses so that the return (aka profits) can be greater than the investment and they can earn a better living.
2) If profit is earned then the business would have enough money to pay dividends to its investors/shareholders, otherwise it wouldn’t have enough money to give as dividends and it will lose its investors.
3) Profit is required for the business to survive in competitive markets.
Answer:
I. If labor and capital are perfect substitutes in production, the isoquant is a straight, downward-sloping line.
II. If a company needs to use inputs in fixed proportion such that the capital to labor ratio is always 2, the firm's isoquants are L-shaped.
Explanation:
Perfectly substittuable goods have straight downward sloping ICs, and have corner solutions
.
Complementary goods (used in fixed proportions) are L shaped always
, In case of min(x,y) function, the answer is the value of x or y which ever is minimum and not their sum.
Therefore, Only statements I and II are true.
Answer:
Financial leverage
Explanation:
Financial leverage is defined as the use of borrowed funds to perform a business activity or investment that is expected to have higher returns than the cost of borrowing the money (interest).
When a company is looking for funds for its activities there are 3 options they can use: equity, debt, or lease.
Use of equity is the only option where no extra cost is incurred for use of funds.
When using debt or lease cost of use is incurred. The business will need to engage in an activity that will give it revenue above cost of debt.
This practice is called use of financial leverage.
Answer:
Cost of land= $1,124,100
Explanation:
<em>According to International accounting standards(IAS) 16 ,The cost of land includes purchase cost plus all other costs necessary to bring and make it ready for the intended use. </em>
<em>These costs include purchase cost, fees and commission associated with the purchase transaction. </em>
Further more, included in the historical cost are the net demolition cost of old structure to prepare the land for use. Net cost here means cost of demolition less any incidental proceed from the old structure.
However, remember that land is not depreciated because it has an infinite life span.
So using the historical cost principle the cost of the land
Cost of land = 990,000 + 49,600 +2300 + 6, 900 + 75,300= 1,124,100.00
Cost of land= $1,124,100
Answer:
three
Explanation:
The Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA) applies to home loans. It requires lenders to disclose all costs related to a home loan, provides rescission rights for some transactions, and impose restrictions on home equity credits. But the TILA cannot set the interest rates or other fees charged by the lender, it only requires the lender to disclose the complete information, e.g. APR, monthly payments and amount financed.
