Answer:
a) 3X + 2Y = 36
b) X = 6 , Y = 9
c) 27
Explanation:
Individual consumes : X and Y
Spends : $36 per time period
unit cost : $3 per unit for X
$2 per unit for Y
utility function : U( X, Y ) = .5XY
<u>A) Budget equation mathematically</u>
X* Px + Y* Py = M
3X + 2Y = 36
Px and Py = unit cost for X and Y
M = Total spent ( revenue )
<u>b) Values of X and Y that will maximize utility </u>
Maximum utility ( MRS ) = Px / Py ,
MRS = MUx / MUy
= Y/X = 3/2
∴ 2Y = 3X
From BC : 6X = 36 ( X = 6 plug into mathematically equation above )
∴ X = 6 , hence Y = 9
<u>c) Total utility generated per unit of time </u>
U( X,Y ) = .5XY
= 0.5 * 6 * 9 = 27
Answer:
d. a monopoly firm reducing its price in an attempt to maintain its monopoly.
Explanation:
In a competitive system, a firm practices predatory pricing when it charges prices below its costs in order to eliminate competitors. When the prevailing system is a monopoly, the firm is the only company providing the good and it can practice predatory pricing in the short term to prevent a competitor from entering the market. Thus the firm remains monopolistic.
Answer:
Cash, account receivable, equipment, utilities expenses, salaries expense
Explanation:
Normally, the asset and expense accounts have debit balances while the liabilities, equity, revenue and other income accounts have credit balances.
In the given list of account:
Cash, account receivable, equipment belong to asset accounts, therefore will have normal debit balance.
Utilities expenses, salaries expense belong to expense accounts, therefore will have normal debit balance.
Remaining items in a given list will have normal credit balance.
Answer:
1. $550,000
Explanation:
1. It is given in the question that the stated interest rate and the market interest rate both are having the same rate, i.e, 12%.
Hence, the bonds are issued at the face value that is $550,000.
2. The Journal entries are as follows:
(i) On January 1,
Cash A/c Dr. $550,000
To bonds payable $550,000
(To record the bond issuance)
(ii) On December 31,
Interest Expense A/c Dr. $66,000
To cash A/c $66,000
(To record the first interest payment on December 31 assuming no interest has been accrued earlier in the year)
Workings:
Interest expense = $550,000 × 12%
= $66,000
Answer:
D. For a higher interest rate, an annuity has a smaller future value
Explanation:
If the interest rate increases, then the capitalization factor on the annuity increases making the annuity future valeu increase:
on the capitalziation factor we got rate in both part of the division:
on the top part is being added a unit and power to t
while in the other it doesn't change.
While it is true that a higher dividend makes the quotient decrease, the increases in the top part exceeds by far the increase in the bottom part, making increase the quotient.
