Beresford Inc. purchased several investments in debt securities during 2020, its first year of operations. The following informa
tion pertains to these securities. The fluctuations in their fair values are not considered permanent. Held-to-Maturity Securities: Fair Value 12/31/2020 Fair Value 12/31/2021 Amortized Cost 12/31/2020 Amortized Cost 12/31/2021 ABC Co. Bonds $ 389,000 $ 414,000 $ 381,500 $ 374,000 Trading Securities: Fair Value 12/31/2020 Fair Value 12/31/2021 Cost DEF Co. Bonds $ 59,000 $ 70,000 $ 75,400 GEH Inc. Bonds $ 61,000 $ 91,000 $ 53,000 IJK Inc. Bonds $ 58,000 $ 52,500 $ 46,900 Available-for-Sale Securities: Fair Value 12/31/2020 Fair Value 12/31/2021 Cost LMN Co. Bonds $ 153,400 $ 166,700 $ 154,000 What balance sheet amount would Beresford report for the total of its investments in bonds at 12/31/2020
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Answer: b) lower in long-run equilibrium than in short-run equilibrium.
Explanation:
A self regulating economy will try to move to the long run Equilibrium.
From the graph attached you will notice that the Price Level at the point where the Long Run Curve intersects with the Aggregate Demand curve is lower than the point where the Short Run Supply curve intersects with the same Aggregate Supply.
This means that Prices in the long term at equilibrium will be less than prices in the short term at Equilibrium should the Economy be a self regulating type that will move towards a long term Equilibrium.
