In economics, if a good is inelastic, then <u>its supply or demand is not sensitive to price changes.
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Changes or fluctuations in market prices does not affect the supply and the Demand of inelastic goods.
<h2>Further Explanation;
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- Inelastic goods, are types of goods whose demand and supply is not affected by changes in market prices. That is an increase or decrease in market price does not affect their supply or demand.
- When the price of an inelastic good changes, its supply and demand is unaffected.
- Examples of such goods include, water and food. Therefore, for inelastic goods, the consumer buying strength and habits remain the same.
<h3>Demand and supply in determination of market price
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- Demand refers to the quantity of goods or services that consumers are willing and able to buy at a particular price while supply is the quantity of goods or services that suppliers are willing to supply to the market at a particular price.
- One of the factor that determine market prices are the forces of demand and supply, this is based on the ability and willingness of buyers and sellers to undertake selling and buying.
- Buying and selling occurs at an equilibrium price that is agreed upon by sellers and buyers.
- This means the sellers and buyers are willing to exchange a certain quantity of a commodity at this price. Thus, price depends on the demand and supply in the market.
- However, for <u>inelastic goods</u> such as water and food, the consumer has no option than to buy them at existing prices since they are necessity goods.
Keywords; Inelastic goods, demand and supply, market price.
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Level; High school
Subject: Business
Topic: Demand and supply
Sub-topic: Types of goods
Answer:
False
Explanation:
The formula for equivalent units units as follows:
Opening Work in Process + Equivalent units on which the work is done - Closing Work in process = Units Transferred
Therefore, ideally,
Opening work in process - Closing work in process = Units transferred - Equivalent units on which work is done.
As adding all the cost incurred during the period to opening inventory of work in process, we get the total cost for the period, thereafter, deducting the cost allocated to closing work in process we get the value of goods produced and transferred.
<u>Therefore, above statement is false.</u>
This is the presentation of the income statement of
Builtrite in order to compute the net income:
Sales $700,000
Less: COGS $280,000
Gross Profit $420,000
Less: Operating expenses ($700,000 x 25%) $175,000
Dividends
expense $25,000
Capital loss $70,000 $270,000
Total $150,000
Add: Dividend income $40,000
Capital gain $55,000 $95,000
Net income $245,000
Answer:
C. A country can specialize in producing that for which it has a comparative advantage and then trade for other needed goods and services.
Explanation:
<em>Comparative advantage</em> is simply evaluating the opportunity cost of other benefits or costs, if the country is opting to choose for a specific category of goods for production purposes.
For example, let's say US can produce 20 Television (TV) sets and 50 Air Conditioners in a month. Here, the opportunity cost of producing 1 TV set is 50/20 i.e. 2.5 Air Conditioners. Similarly, the opportunity cost of producing 1 Air Conditioner (AC) is 20/50 i.e. 0.4 TV set. Hence, US should produce Air Conditioners over TV sets as per <em>Comparative Advantage</em> concept.
Take another example, let's say UK can produce 50 Television (TV) sets and 20 Air Conditioners in a month. Hence, the opportunity cost of producing 1 TV set is 20/50 i.e. 0.4 Air Conditioner. On the other hand, the opportunity cost of producing 1 AC is 50/20 i.e. 2.5 TV sets. Thus, UK should produce TV sets over AC's as per <em>Comparative Advantage </em>model.
Hence, US should export AC's to UK and import TV sets from UK to gain from specialization and trade.
<em> In this way nations can gain from specialization and trade by making use of Comparative Advantage theory</em>.
It is to be noted that <em>Absolute Advantage model </em>of Adam Smith is also good as it highlights production of that good by a country, which it can produce in large quantities with fewer resources and minimal time than any other nation in the world. But the <em>Comparative Advantage Model </em>developed by David Ricardo considers opportunity cost and is much more refined than Absolute Advantage Model.
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Answer:
RE decrease: 1,960,000
Explanation:
Retained earnings will decrease for the total amount of the dividends.
<u>stocks dividends</u>
560,000 shares
10% stock dividends: 560,000 x 10% = 56,000 shares
56,000 x $30 = 1,680,000 stock dividends
<u>cash dividends:</u>
560,000 x 0.50 per share = 280,000 cash dividends
Total dividends: 1,680,000 + 280,000 = 1,960,000
that will be the RE decrease
