‘Junk status’ is a term describing a country which has fallen below desirable levels of investment according to international rating agencies. <span>Overseas investors would withdraw their money and the government would have to pay much higher interest rates to borrow money to service and repay its massive loans such as those which Eskom, SAA and other State-owned enterprises had built up. Interest rates would go up and the value of the rand would shrink.</span>
Answer:
<u>the supply curve</u>
Explanation:
Remember the supply curve shows the relationship between the amount of a commodity that a producer (or orange farmer) is <em>willing </em>to offer and at a particular price at any given time.
Because of the subsidies to orange farmers we expect the price of orange to become lesser in the future. Therefore the rightward shift occurs in supply curve for oranges due to favorable changes such as the new legislation which may lead to:
- Reduction in tax,
- Reduction in cost of factor of production,
- Expectation of fall in price in future,
Answer:
Rate of return is 13.2%
Explanation:
Rate of Return is the actual return that an investor receives from an investment in asset during a specific period of time. If the investment is made in the stocks, It includes the dividend received and the price change of the stock.
Total return Received = Dividend + Price change = $1.87 + ($37.75 - 35 ) = $4.62
Rate of Return = Total return During the period / Initial Price of the stock
Rate of Return = $4.62 / $35 = 0.132 = 13.2%
Answer:
1.1265
Explanation:
The computation of the portfolio beta is shown below:
= Stock Q portfolio percentage × beta of Stock Q + Stock R portfolio percentage × beta of Stock R + Stock S portfolio percentage × beta of Stock S + Stock T portfolio percentage × beta of Stock Q
= 0.25 × 1.28 + 0.25 × 0.45 + 0.15 × 1.78 + 0.35 × 1.22
= 0.32 + 0.1125 + 0.267 + 0.427
= 1.1265
Answer: A firm should not continue production when its MR is lower than its AVC.
Explanation:
The goal of every firm is to minimize cost and also maximize profits and therefore the firm will operate at the output level where the marginal revenue and the marginal cost equates.
A firm should not continue production when its MR is lower than its AVC. Here, the firm will incur a higher loss during production as producing will not offset the variable cost. Therefore, it's better to shut down.
