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3 years ago

A deadweight loss is a consequence of a tax on a good because the tax

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mamaluj [8]3 years ago

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Answer:

b. induces buyers to consume less, and sellers to produce less.

Explanation:

Because of the increase of tax on each good, it will cause a deadweight loss. At higher tax rates we consumers tend to consume less, the decrease in demand will inevitably decrease the supply therefore sellers will produce less.

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Answer:

The answer is $1,027.6 million

Explanation:

Gross profit = Sales - Cost of Sales(cost of goods sold)

Gross profit = $818.8 million

Sales of $1,846.4 million.

To find Cost of Sales, we rearrange the formula to now be:

Sales - Gross profit

$1,846.4 million - $818.8 million

=$1,027.6 million

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You own a coal mining company and are considering opening a new mine. The mine will cost $120 million to open. If this money is

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Answer: B. There are two IRRs so you cannot use the IRR as a criterion for accepting the opportunity.

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The Internal Rate of Return can be useful in capital budgeting to enable a company know if an investment will be profitable. It is defined as the discount rate that causes the Net Present Value(NPV) to be zero. If the IRR is greater than the required return then the project should be accepted as it will have a profitable NPV.

IRR has some problems however and one of them is reflected here. There can sometimes be two IRRs and when this happens, using IRR as a viability measure cannot be done because a single rate is needed for comparison with the required return.

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On January 1, James Industries leased equipment to a customer for a four-year period, at which time possession of the leased ass

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Answer:

- $700,000

- 82,270

-  $617,730

- present value of $1: n=4, i=5%

- the present value of an ordinary annuity of $1: n=4, i=5%

Explanation:

Amount to be recovered (fair value): $700,000

Less: Present value of the residual value ($100,000 x .82270*): 82,270

Amount to be recovered through periodic lease payments: $617,730

Lease payments -: end of each of the next four years: ($617,730 ÷ 3.54595**) $174,207

* present value of $1: n=4, i=5%

** present value of an ordinary annuity of $1: n=4, i=5%

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