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3 years ago

All of the following are conducive to economic growth except

Business

1 answer:

zysi [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

B. an unfavorable balance of trade and payments

Explanation:

The BOP or the balance of trade is defined as the net gains or net exports that make the balance of payments and is said to be favorable when the country export more and imports less and is a positive change.

It is said to be negative when the country imports more and exports less thus unfavorable in terms of the trade and payments.

Hence it means that the country has a deficit and this can impact the services and is not good for the economic growth perspective.

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Cash flows from investing activities include all of the following except:

astra-53 [7]

Answer:

(D) Cash proceeds from borrowing

Explanation:

Basically there are three types of activities:

1. Operating activities: It includes those transactions which affect the working capital, and it records transactions of cash receipts and cash payments.

2. Investing activities: It records those activities which include purchase and sale of the fixed assets. It also includes collections on loans and Cash advance to borrowers

3. Financing activities: It records those activities which affect the long term liability and shareholder equity balance.

Options A, B, and C are the investing activities whereas option D is financing activities.

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3 years ago

When the price of Milk is $5 per gallon consumers demand 1,000 boxes of Boo Berry Cereal. When the price of milk increases to $5

alexandr1967 [171]

Answer: a. 10%

b. -30%

Explanation:

a. What is the percentage change in the price of milk?

Old price = $5.00

New price = $5.50

Percentage change = ($5.50 - $5.00)/$5.00 × 100

= 0.50/5.00 × 100

= 1/10 × 100

= 10%

Percentage change on price = 10%

b. What is the percentage change in the quantity demanded for Boo Berry Cereal?

Old quantity = 1000

New quantity = 700

Percentage change = (700 - 1000)/1000 × 100

= -300/1000 × 100

= -30%

The percentage change in the quantity demanded for Boo Berry Cereal is -30%.

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3 years ago

The president of the Micro Brewing Corporation asks you, as the company economist, to forecast changes in consumer beer purchase

umka21 [38]

Answer:

It is more profitable to raise the selling price by $2.

Explanation:

To determine whether the company should raise the selling price, we need to determine the effect on income. The best option is the one with the higher sales revenue.

Sales revenue= selling price * number of units

Current:

Sales revenue= 5.5*2,200= $12,100

Proposal:

Sales revenue= 7.5*1,800= $13,500

It is more profitable to raise the selling price by $2.

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3 years ago

Hernandez Builders has a gross payroll for January amounting to $500,000. The following amounts have been withheld: Income taxes

erik [133]

Answer:

The amount of net pay recorded by Hernandez is $380,650

Explanation:

Gross Pay $500,000

Income Tax $63,000

Social security $31,000

Medicare $7,250

Charitable contribution $5,000

Union Dues $10,000

Unemployement Tax $3,100

Net Pay $380,650

Therefore, The amount of net pay recorded by Hernandez is $380,650

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3 years ago

You work as an assistant coach on the university basketball team and earn $13 per hour. One day, you decide to skip the hour-lon

Scrat [10]

Answer:

$22

Explanation:

The total cost of skipping practice and going to the carnival will be computed by adding the forfeited earnings from practice plus the carnival admission fee.

Total cost = $13 + $9 = $22.

Therefore, if the practice had not been skipped and the carnival not attended, $22 would have been saved.

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3 years ago