Answer:
Appropriate patent amortization expense = $10 million
Explanation:
As per the data given in the question,
Annual amortization expense = Cost ÷ Time
= $36 ÷ 9
= $4 million
Year 2018 Amortization Expense 4 Years = $4 million × 4
= $16 million
Unamortized cost = $36 million - $16 million
= $20 million
Year 2018 Amortization expense 4 years = $20 million ÷ 2
= $10 million
Answer:
C. A country can specialize in producing that for which it has a comparative advantage and then trade for other needed goods and services.
Explanation:
<em>Comparative advantage</em> is simply evaluating the opportunity cost of other benefits or costs, if the country is opting to choose for a specific category of goods for production purposes.
For example, let's say US can produce 20 Television (TV) sets and 50 Air Conditioners in a month. Here, the opportunity cost of producing 1 TV set is 50/20 i.e. 2.5 Air Conditioners. Similarly, the opportunity cost of producing 1 Air Conditioner (AC) is 20/50 i.e. 0.4 TV set. Hence, US should produce Air Conditioners over TV sets as per <em>Comparative Advantage</em> concept.
Take another example, let's say UK can produce 50 Television (TV) sets and 20 Air Conditioners in a month. Hence, the opportunity cost of producing 1 TV set is 20/50 i.e. 0.4 Air Conditioner. On the other hand, the opportunity cost of producing 1 AC is 50/20 i.e. 2.5 TV sets. Thus, UK should produce TV sets over AC's as per <em>Comparative Advantage </em>model.
Hence, US should export AC's to UK and import TV sets from UK to gain from specialization and trade.
<em> In this way nations can gain from specialization and trade by making use of Comparative Advantage theory</em>.
It is to be noted that <em>Absolute Advantage model </em>of Adam Smith is also good as it highlights production of that good by a country, which it can produce in large quantities with fewer resources and minimal time than any other nation in the world. But the <em>Comparative Advantage Model </em>developed by David Ricardo considers opportunity cost and is much more refined than Absolute Advantage Model.
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Answer:
$22,450
Explanation:
Bad debt Expense will be calculated using the percentage of debt loss. The expense will be calculated using the account receivable balance
Beginning bal. of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts ($21,600)
- Uncollectible Accounts Receivable written off <u>$32,700</u>
Adjustment of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts <u>$11,100 </u>
Accounts receivable balance at December 31 $11,350
+ Adjustment of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $11,100 Adjustment to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $22,450
at December 31, 2022
Answer: 3.75 Riyals / USD
Explanation:
The Real Exchange rate is different from the Nominal exchange rate as it takes into account, the differences between the 2 nations being compared in terms of prices of goods and services.
As such it can be used to calculate the Nominal rate;
Real Exchange Rate = (Cost in U.S. x Nominal Exchange Rate) / Cost in Saudi Arabia
2/3 = (10 x Nominal Exchange Rate) / 56.25
2/3 x 56.25 = 10 x Nominal Exchange Rate
10 x Nominal Exchange Rate = 37.50
Nominal Exchange Rate = 37.50 / 10
Nominal Exchange Rate = 3.75 Riyals / USD
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<em>The nominal exchange rate is 3.75 Riyals for every $1. </em>
