Money is any object in which you can exchange for goods or services. We consider this currency. Money is also a store of value so that you can get those goods and services at a later time (so you don't have to immediately use up the currency right away if you don't need to).
If at some future date, the unit of money isn't able to purchase as much as it used to, then we say that inflation has occurred. For example, if a loaf of bread costs $1 today but then $5 ten years from now, then we say inflation has kicked in.
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Before we talk about M2, it helps to start with M0. That's a zero and not the letter 'oh'. In economics, M0 is the total collection of all cash (bills and coins) that are in circulation. This means we're just talking about physical things people can touch. Building to M1, it involves everything M0 talks about plus things like travelers checks and demand deposits. So if you're talking about M1, then you involve all physical cash as well.
Then finally moving to M2, it involves everything M0 and M1 does, plus savings accounts and time deposits. By "time deposits", I mean things like mutual funds and money market accounts. Basically things you may hear about when talking about wall street.
In short, M2 involves all physical cash plus other electronic stores of value (this is a fairly vague definition but it may work in many settings). It does not involve large time deposits as that is what M3 handles.
Answer:
Dr Bonds Payable $400,000
Dr Loss on retirement of bonds $12,000
Cr Cash $396,000
Cr Discount on bonds $16,000
Explanation:
Preparation of the journal entry to record the redemption of the bonds.
Dr Bonds Payable $400,000
Dr Loss on retirement of bonds $12,000
($400,000-$388,000)
Cr Cash $396,000
($400,000 *99% = $396,000)
Cr Discount on bonds $16,000
($400,000+$12,000-$396,000)
(To record the redemption of the bonds)
Answer:
B. Return on Equity = 3.17%
Explanation:
The return on common stockholder's equity is a profitability measure showing how much net return the company is providing on the equity invested by shareholders.
The equity of common stockholders is made up of Share capital and reserves. The common shares is just one part of equity.
To calculate the return on equity, the formula is:
Return on Common Equity = Net Income / Shareholder's Equity
Here, the Net income is 665 m while the shareholder's equity is 18000m.
Return on equity = 665 / 18000 = 0.0369 or 3.69% rounded off to 3.7%
So, B is the correct answer
Answer:
a. Relevant
Explanation:
The documentary on prime time television that brought awareness to Cook Inc... being defendant in several lawsuits relating to it's defective tyres that has caused vehicles to overturn is a financial information that is relevant.
As a financial analyst, being presented with such information is very relevant and it makes me to consider it as a factor before issuing loan to the organization and also help to garner what the public'e perception of the company stock will be. In addition, the information will help to make predictions about future directions of the company's stock price and, evaluate the company's financial health and earnings potential to be able to pay back the loan if given the loan.
Answer:
are the primary causes of the majority of unethical business behaviors.
Explanation:
An ethic can be defined as a set of both written and unwritten principles, values or rules of moral conduct that guides (governs) human behaviors. It's a reflection that is typically based on identifying what is good or bad, right or wrong and just or unjust with respect to human behaviors.
Ethical issues are mostly complicated for businesses that operate in the global economy because different cultures have different norms and values.
Generally, some of the fundamental cause of unethical business behaviors across the world are;
I. Overzealous pursuit of wealth
II. Undue pressure on employees or the management to exceed performance standards.
III. A culture that values profits more than ethical behavior.
An ethical climate can be defined as a collection of behaviors that are considered to be acceptable and correct within an organization or business firm. Also, an ethical climate provides the human resources management of an organization with a framework or benchmark on how employee behavioral issues or ethical problems are to be managed or handled within the organization.
Thus, an organization with a strong ethical climate is generally considered to have an effective, conducive, just and optimum working standards for its employees and as such would significantly increase employee trust and commitment.
