Answer:
7.69%
Explanation:
The official unemployment rate includes people who do not have a job but are able to take a job and are currently seeking one.
People with part time jobs are considered employed.
Littleville has 1,000 residents, 600 are employed = 400 do not work but how many are considered unemployed:
400 - 240 (under age 16) - 10 (institutionalized) - 100 (are not looking for work, including students and homemakers) = 50 unemployed
Littleville's unemployment rate = number of unemployed / total labor force = 50 / (600 + 50) = 50 / 650 = 7.69%
Answer:
A. the iso-quant line is tangent to the iso-cost line.
Explanation:
Cost minimization refers to the decrease in level of cost of production for certain specified level of production.
Iso quant line represents the labor and capital combinations keeping the total cost same. The least combination represents the tangent to isoquant, basically representing the idle choice of labor and capital.
In this manner the company chooses the idle way of cost minimization.
This is an example of decline.
It has gone from being in maturity to being in decline.
Answer:
Project A
Years Cashflows Discount factor Present values
0 250,000 1 -250,000
1-10 45,100 6.144 277,094.40
Sum of all present value=NPV=27,094.40
IRR (by using trial and error method) = 12.4696%
Note: Discount factor for the year 1-10 is calculated by using annuity formula i.e [1-(1+10%)]/10% = 6.144
Project B
Years Cashflows Discount factor Present values
0 (350,000) 1 (350,000)
1 72,500 0.91 65,975
2 65,500 0.83 54,365
3 73,800 0.75 55,350
4 71,500 0.68 48,620
5 69,800 0.62 43,276
6 75,500 0.56 42,280
7 31,000 0.51 15,810
8 47,500 0.47 22,325
9 55,500 0.42 23,310
10 29,200 0.38 11,096
Sum of all present values=NPV=32,407
IRR(by using trial and error method=12.4186%
On the basis of NPV project B is better because it gives higher NPV than project A. Whereas, Project A is better than project B on the basis of IRR because project A has slightly higher IRR than project B.
b)The conflict between both the investment appraisal technique is likely due to different cash flow patterns of both the project. In such situation decision should be based on NPV because this is an absolute measure
Answer: Contract is voided
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that Jillian and Chase are making a contract in which Jillian ships beaver pelts to Chase, who will then makes the pelts into hats to sell.
We are further told that a year into their contract, it becomes illegal to buy or sell beaver pelts in the United States. Based on the scenario explained, the contact will be voided.
A void contract is referred to as a formal agreement that cannot be enforceable and is not legitimate. Since it is illegal to either purchase or sell beaver pelts, it means that the context cannot be carried out anymore and should the be void.
