Since the increasing level of government transfers only transfers the wealth without actual creation of goods/services, Higher taxes may be necessary to finance increased transfer payments, leading to a reduction in hours worked because of a decrease in the reward for productive activity. Not only that, <span>.Greater transfer activity diverts productive resources into rent-seeking activity</span>
Answer:
B. Holly's statement is normative, but Ben's is positive.
Explanation:
Positive statements are based on objective deduction of what is, or was. It is based on facts. Ben's comment "an increase in the tax on beer will raise its price", is an example of positive statement.
Normative statements are subjective and based on individual values and judgement. In her statement Holly appears to be biased against drinking much. She says "taxes should be increased on beer because college students drink too much." Is a normative statement.
Answer:
C. Compensatory damages and consequential damages.
Explanation:
The reason is that the company can only sue Santa for its compensatory damage of paying 15% extra and consequential damages which are only claimable if the party to contract knows that not performing the contract will contribute to consequential damages which are here losses of sales which amount to 25% of sales.
Answer: 1.41
Explanation:
Given that,
Debt outstanding = $300,000
interest rate = 8% annually
annual sales = $1.5 million
average tax rate = 40%
net profit margin on sales = 4%
interest amount = 300,000 × 0.08
= $24,000
net profit = 4% of 1.5 million
= $6,000
Profit before tax = 
= $10,000
earning before interest and tax = profit before tax + interest
= $10,000 + $24,000
= $34,000
TIE ratio = 
= 
= 1.41
