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2 years ago

Consider a bp gas station. as a result of an economic recession and decreases in consumer incomes, there will be a:

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During an economic recession when the income of consumers has decreased, the BP station (an all gas stations) will see a leftward shift in the demand curve. This will result in gas stations having to lower their prices. If they don't lower their prices, they will have a glut of gasoline that they can't sell.

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The market that characterizes the industry in which Forey competes is a market where competition is at its greatest possible level and it is a perfectly competitive market and the reason is because its returns decrease with the entering of new firms, also four-firm concentration ratio and Herfindahl Hirschman index are both quite small, so no one has significant market power to set or even influence the market price. In the short-run Forey Inc’s profit will decrease as more and more new firms enter the market and in the long-run Forey Inc will receive only normal (zero) economic profit.

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3 years ago

A certain organization trying to decide where to locate their future factory is considering three locations. They are taking int

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Answer:

SITE A

Explanation:

Given :

FACTOR___ WEIGHT _SITE A_ SITE B _SITE C

Labor Cost __ 0.25 _____92 ____82____ 84

Curr Stability _ 0.35 _____75 ___ 85____ 88

Prox Market __ 0.30 ____ 80 ____50 ___ 60

Taxes _______ 0.10 _____69 ___ 88 ___ 91

SITE A:

(0.25 * 92) + (0.35*75) + (0.30*80) + (0.10*69) = 80.15

SITE B :

(0.25 * 82) + (0.35*85) + (0.30*50) + (0.10*88) = 74.05

SITE C :

(0.25 * 84) + (0.35*88) + (0.30*60) + (0.10*91) = 78.90

Using the weighed factor model;

The based site for locating the facility is SITE A as it has the highest weighted value

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2 years ago

Eve's apples opened its business on january 1, 2018, and paid for two insurance policies effective that date. The liability poli

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Balance in Prepaid insurance as of December 31 is $18,750

Explanation:

 Computation of Prepaid Insurance

Insurance 1 ($34,200 * 6/18) $11,400

Insurance 2 ($14,700 * 12/24) $7,350

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2 years ago

For a recent year, Best Buy reported sales of $42,410 million. Its gross profit was $9,690 million. What was the amount of Best

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The amount of Best Buy's cost of goods sold was $32,720 million

Explanation:

cost of goods sold = sales - gross profit

= $42,410 million - $9,690 million

= $32,720 million

Therefore, The amount of Best Buy's cost of goods sold was $32,720 million

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3 years ago

What are the primary functions of a central bank?

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The correct answer is:

Conduct monetary policy;
Ensure that the financial system is stable;
Provide banking services to commercial banks, depository institutions, and the federal government.

Explanation:

A central bank is the apex monetary authority in a country. It plays several crucial roles in the smooth working of the economy.

A central bank issues currency on behalf of the government.
It formulates monetary policy on behalf of the government.
It acts as a banker for the government.
It acts as a banker for commercial banks.
It supervises all financial institutions.

The role of providing services to businesses and consumers is played by commercial banks. Fiscal policy is formulated by the government. The responsibility of ensuring the growth of the economy also falls with the government.

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