Answer:
The correct words for the blank spaces are: Government purchases; Government Expenditures.
Explanation:
Government purchases refer to the expenses the central government incurs in federal, state, and local agencies. These purchases represent part of the <em>Gross Domestic Product</em> (GDP) of the country considering transfer payments are not including in these expenditures.
When the transfer payments are added to the government purchases the result represents the Government Expenditures. It is one of the factors of the GDP along with private investments, individuals' consumption, and net exports (exports minus imports).
In the U.S. current account, most of the trade deficit results from an excess of imported <span>merchandise (B).</span>
Answer:
c. The systematic risk of a portfolio can be effectively lowered by adding T-bills to the portfolio.
Explanation:
If we want to less the systematic risk of the portfolio so we have to add the t-bills so that the systematic risk could be minimized
The other statements that are mentioned are incorrect as for risk these statements are wrong
So only c option would be considered as correct
Hence, the correct option is c.
Answer:
See explanation section
Explanation:
The difference between buying shares and buying bonds are as follows:
1. Buying stock gives a person to own the company while buying a bond that provides a person to become a debt-holder of the company who can receive interest and get the entire amount in the future.
2. Purchasing stock gives an individual the voting right to elect the board of directors of a company. Buying bonds does not give voting rights to the bondholders.
3. Stock owners can receive the profit in the name of dividends. Bondholders do not receive any profit. Instead, they receive interest annually.
Answer: $942 U
Explanation:
Budgeted cost was $2,960 per month plus $326 per day and there were 18 days of actual activity.
Budgeted cost = 2,960 + 326 * 18
= $8,828
Variance = Budgeted cost - Actual cost
= 8,828 - 9,770
= -$942
Budgeted cost is less than Actual cost which means the Variance is UNFAVORABLE.
