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3 years ago

Why are Social Security and Medicare spending expected to increase in the near future?

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Yanka [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

Explanation:

It is always something like B. People born from 1946 - 1955 (those are just numbers), form the majority of the population. They have paid into the pool and they expect to draw out benefits. They have been doing so for at least 8 years.

Health failure is beginning to catch up to this age group and most have not saved for their retirement. Even home ownership is no guarantee that they have the resources to combat what health problems they are having. They need to draw on entitlements. Sooner or later, there won't be any.

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Tubaugh Corporation has two major business segments--East and West. In December, the East business segment had sales revenues of

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=$422,000

Explanation:

As per the contribution margin concept, the contribution margin per unit is equal to the selling price per unit minus variable costs.

Therefore, the total contribution margin is the sales minus variable costs.

The contribution margin for the west will be sales($930,000) minus variable cost($488,000)

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3 years ago

A key to positioning a product or brand effectively is discovering the perceptions of its potential customers. In determining it

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Answer:discover where the company's product or brand is on these attributes in the minds of potential customers.

Explanation: The position of a product in the minds of Customers or consumers is a vital factor in determining the sales that can be generated from the product. The perception of potential customers is necessary,so a good marketer or business organisations must ensure that it works to improve upon the perception of its customers concerning it's products or services.

discovering where the company's product or brand is on these attributes in the minds of potential customers is one of the four steps required.

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Universal Travel Inc. borrowed $500,000 on November 1, 2013, and signed a 12-month note bearing interest at 6%. Interest is paya

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C.$5,000.

Explanation:

November 1, 2013

Amount of Loan = $500,000

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If a company adopts an accounts receivable factoring program, and accounts for the factoring as a sale of receivables, which of

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Answer:C. cash flow from operations may increase

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