Answer:
a) Qs = 50 + 20p - 7ps
= 50 + 20p - 7×(2)
= 50 + 20p - 14
= 36 + 20p
At equilibrium, 
= 
So, 150 - 10p + 5
= 36 + 20p
So, 20p + 10p = 30p
= 150 - 36 + 5
= 114 + 5
So, p = (114/30) + (5/30)
= 3.8 + 0.17
Thus, 
= 3.8 + 0.17
Q = 36 + 20p
= 36 + 20(3.8 + 0.17)
= 36 + 76 + 3.4
= 112 + 3.4
Thus, 
= 112 + 3.4
b) = 3.8 + 0.17
= 3.8 + 0.17×(5)
= 3.8 + .85
= 4.65
= 112 + 3.4
= 112 + 3.4(5)
= 112 + 17
= 129
c) Qd = 150 - 10p + 5pb = 150 - 10(2.5) + 5(5) = 150 - 25 + 25 = 150
Qs = 36 + 20p = 36 + 20(2.5) = 36 + 50 = 86
Thus, there is excess demand as >
d) New = 180 - 10p + 5
= 180 - 10p + 5×(5)
= 180 - 10p + 25
= 205 - 10p
Now, new = gives,
205 - 10p = 36 + 20p
So, 20p + 10p = 205 - 36
So, 30p = 169
So, p = 169÷30
So, = 5.63
Q = 205 - 10p = 205 - 10×(5.63) = 205 - 56.3 = 148.7
So, = 148.7
Answer:
To determine the closing balance of retained earnings
Explanation:
First and foremost, retained earnings are an important part of the shareholders' equity. In a bid to ascertain the correct position of total shareholders' equity at year-end, it is important that a statement of retained earnings reconciling the opening retained with net income and dividends declared during the year is prepared.
The balance at the end of the year is the total accumulated earnings which have not been distributed to shareholders as dividends or which may be used to finance projects that increase shareholders' wealth
Answer:
The interest rate is higher in the US.
Explanation:
The forward price is calculated using the following formula,
F= S ( 1+Rd / 1+Rf)^t
where,
- F = Forward rate
- S = Spot rate
- Rd = Nominal interest rate in domestic market
- Rf = Nominal interest rate in foreign market
- t = time in years
We consider that the domestic market is the US and the domestic currency is the USD. Thus, it is a direct quote where 1 EUR = 1.3 USD
The forward price ER is more than the Sport ER only when the interest rate in domestic market is more than the interest rate in foreign market and as a result, the value of domestic currency against a foreign currency in the forward market depreciates.
We can see this by the following example,
Say Spot rate is $1.3 per 1 EUR and the interest rate in US is 10% while that in Euro zone is 5%. When we calculate the forward ER we will see that 1 EUR will buy us more USD in forward (more than 1.3 USD)
F= 1.3 * (1.1 / 1.05)^1 => $1.362 PER 1EUR
That statement would be false
Reducing the number of sellers means that the quantity of the products that available in the market is also reduced
This will cause the curve to move to the left ( it goes right if the quantity of the products is increased)
