Answer:
a. After the accident, Amy had the choice of repairing the equipment for $1,800 or selling the equipment to a junk shop for $300.Amy sold the equipment.What amount can Amy deduct for the loss of the equipment?
Amy can deduct $2,000 - $300 = $1,700 as casualty loss. Casualty losses occur due to unexpected and sudden events that damage or destroy assets.
b. After the accident, Amy repaired the equipment for $800.What amount can Amy deduct for the loss of the equipment?
Amy can deduct $1,800 as casualty loss. She can deduct the lesser between the asset cost and the cost or repairing it.
c. After the accident, Amy could not replace the equipment so she had the equipment repaired for $2,300.What amount can Amy deduct for the loss of the equipment?
Amy can deduct $2,000 as casualty loss. She can deduct the lesser between the asset cost and the cost or repairing it.
Answer: False
Explanation:
A tariff is a tax that is imposed by the government of a particular country in order to curtail the number of imported goods brought into the country.
Based on the above scenario, the reduction in consumer surplus is not $500 million but rather $600 million which is the addition of $100 million, $200 million and $300 million.
Therefore the question is false.
Answer: $72
Explanation:
Opportunity cost is the cost incurred or benefit foregone by selecting some other alternative which gives the some level of satisfaction.
It is totally depend upon the preferences of the consumers or individuals.
The opportunity cost of seeing Bruce Springsteen is $72(= $134 - $62) that is the difference between actual ticket price and willing to pay for U2 concert.
Answer: A.There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean price of a single-family home has increased from its level two years ago of $299,500
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that according to the Federal Housing Finance Board, the mean price of a single-family home two years ago was $299,500 and that a real estate broker believes that due to recent credit crunch, the mean price has increased since then and the result is that the null hypothesis is not rejected.
The conclusion based on the results of the test is that since the null hypothesis has been rejected, it simply means that there are sufficient evidence that there has been an increase in the mean price since two years ago.
Therefore, option A is the correct answer.
