Answer:
(Decrease, Increase)
Explanation:
When the government formulates and implements policies aimed at increasing equality, the society will experience a reduction in the level of efficiency. For example, an increase in income tax on wealthiest Americans, and redistribution of the tax revenue to the poorest Americans would may discourage the wealthy from taking more income-generating activities which create jobs, this is not optimal. At the same time, this policy would reduces the peoples’ incentive to work hard to earn their own money.
<h3>The unemployment created by introduction of automatic elevators would be considered as structural
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Explanation:
Structural unemployment is a longer-lasting type of unemployment that is induced by structural economic changes and aggravated by external influences like technology, rivalry, and government policy.
Structural unemployment will last for decades and typically needs to reverse a dramatic shift. Technology continues to intensify systemic unemployment, marginalize certain workers and make certain occupations redundant, such as manufacturing. Structural unemployment can be long-term and difficult to address as it needs either displacement or retraining.
Answer:
- I think Ben should encourage the Senior Management to call a multidisciplynary meeting and do some research.
Explanation:
<em>I think Ben is right</em>. Even though the statement is technically correct, it may mislead customers.
Customers may interpret the phrase "<em>no sugar added</em>" as if the product did not contain any sugar.
Thus, customers interested in drinking beverages without sugar at all might think they are "safe" consuming the smoothie beverage, when in reallity each <em>smoothie's bottle contains sugar 35 g of naturally occurring sugars from the fruit.</em>
Customers deserve to be certain on what they are buying, thus the labels must be a sincere help for them, and not ambiguos at all.
This is a "gray zone" and an example of what in ethics is called a dilema.
I think the decision should be shared by a wider team and based on some research.
I think Ben should encourage the Senior Management to call a multidisciplynary meeting, where the subject is widely discussed. Also, I would suggest Ben to do some research, look for precedents about labeling in the industry, and try to learn the opinion of the FDA about this sensitive matter.
Explanation:
The journal entries are as follows
On December 31, 2020
Cost of goods sold $24,650
To Allowance for reduction in inventory to NRV $24,650
(Being the cost of goods sold is recorded)
It is computed below:
= $379,880 - $355,230
= $24,650
On December 31, 2021
Allowance for reduction in inventory to NRV $3,640
To Cost of goods sold $3,640
(Being the allowance for reduction is recorded)
It is computed below:
= $24,650 - ($445,440 - $424,430)
= $24,650 - $21,010
= $3,640
Answer: $153,782.70
Explanation:
The MACRS allowance percentages are as follows, commencing with Year 1: 14.29, 24.49, 17.49, 12.49, 8.93, 8.92, 8.93, and 4.46 percent.
In 4 years, the depreciation would be:
= Cost price * (4 year deprecation)
= 525,000 * (14.29% + 24.49% + 17.49% + 12.49%)
= $360,990
Book value :
= 525,000 - 360,990
= $164,010
Gain (loss) = Sale price - Book value
= 150,000 - 164,010
= ($14,010)
Tax payable = (14,010) * 27%
= ($3,782.70)
After-tax cash flow:
= Selling price - Taxes
= 150,000 - (-3,782.70)
= $153,782.70
<em>Note: If there are options, beware of rounding errors and pick nearest option. </em>
