Answer:
The correct answer is option a.
Explanation:
Comparative advantage refers to the situation when an individual, firm or nation, can produce a good or service at a relatively lower opportunity cost than its competitors.
A producer that can produce a good at a lower opportunity cost is said to be specializing in the production of that good.
If a producer can produce a good at a relatively lower cost than any competitor, it implies that the producer has an absolute advantage in the production of that good.
Answer:
b. 502,000 units
Explanation:
- X
Desired Ending 34,000
R1 320,000
R2 180,000
Beginning (32,000)
Production Budget 502,000

32,000 + P = 34,000 + (320,000 + 180,000)
34,000 + 320,000 + 180,000 - 32,000 = 502,000 = Production
Answer: 11.42 times
Explanation:
Inventory Turnover = Cost of Goods Sold / Average inventory
Where,
Cost of goods sold = 4,000 quarter-pound hamburgers each week x $1.00 a pound
COGS = $4,000 per week
Average Inventory = 350 pounds of hamburger
Inventory Turnover = 4000 / 350 = 11.42 times
Answer:
c. An agency relationship
Explanation:
An agency relationship is a mutual relationship, in which one person (i.e the principle ) gives a permission to an agent so as to act on their behalf.
In this relationship the agent must consent to the instructions of the person i.e the principle.
Here in the question, Stefanie acting as Principal who has directed the agent (which is the bank in the given case ) to execute a task.
Answer:
a. It is not a fair deal for me.
The question is how much is $1,000 today when received in 12 months' time from now. The present value of $1,000 at 5% effective interest rate is $952 ($1,000 * 0.952). The other repayment of $1,100 in 2 years' time from now is worth $997.70 today at the 5% effective interest rate. This implies that my friend is repaying me $1,949.70 in present value terms.
For friendship sake, I may lend her the money, but in economic analysis terms, the NPV value will yield a negative value of $50.30 ($2,000 - $1,949.70). My friend is not actually paying me back the amount I would lend to her. She is paying me less than I actually would lend to her.
b. Cash Flow Diagram:
Year 1 Year 2
F1 F2
$1,000 $1,100 (Inflows)
Fo⇵.................⇵.......................⇵...........................⇵n period
Year 0
$2,000 (outflows)
Explanation:
The cash flow diagram for this loan is the graphical representation of the timing of the cash flows with a clear marking of the repayments made by my best friend in two instalments and the $2,000 that I lent to her. This cash flow diagram presents the flow of cash as arrows on a timeline scaled to the magnitude of the cash flow, where outflows are down arrows and inflows are up arrows.
The Net present value (NPV) of this loan shows the difference between the present value of repayments by my best friend and the present value of $2,000 that I lent to her over a period of 2 years. To obtain this difference, the present values of cash inflows of $1,000 in a year's time and $1,100 in two years' time are determined using the discount factor table based on the given interest rate of 5%.