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:
The percentage change in nominal GDP from 2013 to 2014 was 4.29%
The percentage change in real GDP from 2012 to 2013 was 1.48%
The percentage change in real GDP from 2012 to 2013 was higher than the percentage change in real GDP from 2011 to 2012. FALSE
Explanation:
In order to calculate this we just have to calculate the percentages with a rule of thirds:
To calculate the first one we use the nominal GDP which is the GDP with the current market value:
To calculate the change in real GDP we use the values adapted to a pre-agreed monetary value, in this case the dollar at 2009:
To calculate the 2011 to 2012 we insert the values:
So with this we know that it is wasn´t higher the percentage change from 2012-2013, than that of 2011-2012