Answer:
The correct answer is option D.
Explanation:
Academic book publishers hire editors, designers, and production and marketing managers who help prepare books for publication.
These employees work on several books simultaneously so a change in quantity demanded of books published in a year.
Since the number of people employed is fixed and does not change with the quantity of output. The cost incurred on these workers will be fixed cost. So the salaries and benefits of people in these people will be included in fixed costs and total costs. But since it does not change with change in the output it will not be included in variable costs.
Answer:
A. Nero and Olive only
Explanation:
The primary liability is on Olive, and secondary liability is on both Nero and Olive. Secondary liability is a legal obligation that a party accepts on behalf of another party. In this case, Nero and Olive are liable for each other.
The bank is not liable for any action related to the check except for those directly related to the bank's operation.
Answer:
a.$4,704
Explanation:
Depreciation rate applicable for 2nd year as per MACRS 5 year class property = 32%
So, Irene cost recovery deduction = $21,000 * 32% * 70% = $4,704
Hence, the cost recovery deduction for Irene in 2020 is $4,704.
Answer:
a) Distinguish between the use of Franchising and Joint Venture as modes of entry into other countries by global businesses.
Franchising consists in the licensing of aspects of production and intellectual property to a another party: the franchise.
A Joint Venture is a business union between two or more parties, in which they split profit as well as costs and responsabilities.
b) What are the respective advantages and disadvantages of both strategies?
Franchising can be a quicker way to expand into foreign markets. The flexibility of the method, and the lower capital requirements are the reason why. This can be seen in the success that American fast-food brands have had using this method to expand in global markets.
A Joint-Venture can be more difficult to use for market expansion, however, it can be more profitable, because the profit will not be split among as many parties as in franchising, and more importantly, the firm maintains a higher control of the operation.
Answer:
d) no change; a decrease
Explanation:
The Real GDP (gross domestic product) is a macroeconomic term which is the measurement of the value of services and goods produced by economy in a certain or specific time period compared to normal GDP. The influencer elements of Real GDP are very miscellaneous due to long run and short run periods. Then, the determinants which impact on the long run growth of an economy are:
1) Growth of productivity that means the ratio of economic outputs to inputs
2)Demographic changed that means the change of quantity or quality of employment, age structure and etc.
3)Labor Force participation which means that which amount participation there is in labor activities.
As seen above, the consumer and business confidence will not have any positive or negative effect on the real GDP.
Inflation is one of the most important macroeconomic indicator that intends the rate how the purchase power of the money is falling by the rising on the price levels of goods and services. In long run, the most influencing element for inflation is the rate of money supply but if we consider business and consumer confidence are the positive things for the developing of GDP, then they will have a little bit decrease effect on inflation.
