Explanation:
Let’s explore one by one as proposed:
An oil cartel raises oil prices: all prices in the oil-related products will increase making it more expensive for companies to be able to afford employees. As the US economy is heavily based on oil import and consumption, the unemployment rate (let´s call it UR from now on) would increase. Countries that export more than import could benefit from this scenario.
The U.S. dollar gains value against foreign currencies: It would be more expensive to produce goods in the US as its currency becomes stronger. Hence companies could choose to produce overseas, increasing the UR. One of the factors that attract investments is a cheap currency, meaning that a company could operate there at lower costs than anywhere else.
American consumers expect higher income in the future: As fights about average salary would arise between employees and companies, igniting even sindicalization, its proper to think that the same as above could occur; companies could choose to produce overseas in countries less demanding of labor rights and income, such as China provinces (I would recommend for you to watch American Factory, a awarded Netflix documentary about that subject).
Brazil experiences economic growth and increases its demand for U.S. exports: as I said in the first alternative, a country that has increased or more expensive exports could benefit from that creating more jobs, in this case decreasing the UR. If Brazil demands more US products, more has to be produced by the country, which would mean more people employed in this attractive sector.
U.S. real estate values rise: to be honest, it only affects indirectly. As housing becomes more expensive, people have to work more to be able to afford housing. That would mean they seeking better-paying jobs or in the absence of those being homeless of at least unable to buy a home. We could argue that the UR would decrease because it becomes more expensive to afford housing and hence people would migrate more but that’s a long shot rationale.
Answer:
A. From the appreciation of the bonds
Explanation:
Zero or very low coupon bond do not pay much (coupon) in their life (so C eliminated). They are sold at a deep discount to investor. As time pass, the value of the bond usually increases to approach face value (hence A).
Normally investor still have to pay for the imputed ("phantom") interest that comes from their real return (B eliminated)
If interest rate increases, the bond will decreases in value to create the required return the new buyer when they eventually sell it (D eliminated)
Answer: Balance sheets follow ALS
Explanation: ALS stands for Assets-Liabilities-Stock (equity).
So first, find all assets. Place them under "assets" and add/subtract as needed (most likely add). In your case it should look something like this:
ASSTES:
Cash $6,414
Receivables $2,662
Inventory $3,191
Prepaid Expenses $2,557
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS: $14,824
LONG TERM ASSETS:
Land $16,643
Buildings $56,163
Equipment $2,750
TOTAL LONG TERM ASSETS: $75,556
TOTAL ASSETS: $90,380
Where total current assets are calculated by summing up the total short term assets and long term assets is the same but with long term assets. Finally total assets is the sum of both the long and short term assets. You then do the same for the liabilities and equity.
Answer:
Franchising
Explanation:
The innovator who wants to grow his one successful store and business is referred to as the franchisor while the partner who is managing a new store of the same type in a new location is called the franchisee
Franchising represents a business relationship between two people or in this case two entrepreneurs such that the owner of the franchise (the franchisor) is able to enhance the growth and distribution of his products through the efforts of the franchisee who is also called an affiliated dealer.
The franchisor provides adequate license and authorization to the franchisee who also provides a broader market and growth opportunity for the products of the franchisor. The franchisor will also make trainings, products, organisation and even monetary rewards available to the dealer for his services.
This illustrates <u>"benchmarking".</u>
Benchmarking is a procedure of estimating the execution of an organization's items, administrations, or procedures against those of another business thought to be the best in the business, otherwise known as "best in class." The purpose of benchmarking is to distinguish interior open doors for development. By considering organizations with unrivaled execution, separating what makes such prevalent execution conceivable, and after that contrasting those procedures with how your business works, you can actualize changes that will yield huge upgrades.
