Answer:
If the Japanese yen appreciates against the U.S. dollar,
a. Japanese businesses gain by a decrease in the dollar price of exports to the United States.
b. Japanese consumers gain by a decrease in the yen prices of U.S. exports to Japan.
c. Japanese consumers lose by an increase in the yen price of U.S. exports to Japan.
d. U.S. consumers gain by a decrease in the dollar price of Japanese exports to the United States.
Answer: $15,000 gift from Diana’s mother for the down payment of their new house
Explanation: under the US code 102- Gifts and other inheritances. Gross income does not include the value of property acquired by gift. Money given as gifts to purchase a property are not taxable.
Answer:
Policies consistent with the goal of increasing productivity and growth in developing countries are:
1. Protecting property rights and enforcing contracts
2. Providing tax breaks and patents for firms that pursue research and development in health and sciences
Explanation:
To increase productivity and growth in developing countries, it is important that developing countries enhance the mechanisms for protecting property rights and enforcing contracts. These are the bases for attracting more foreign direct investments. The court system should be a system where justice is obtained and a system which can enforce the rights of individuals to own property. Without this basic ingredient, foreign direct investments will be hard to attract.
Answer:
b. quasi contract
Explanation:
-Liquidated damages refers to a mechanism in a contract in which a party can request a compensation because of breach.
-Quasi contract is an agreement that is recognised by a court when there is no written contract between two parties and there is a conflict about a payment of a product or service.
-Reformation is a change made by a court in a document when one party that participates in it makes a request.
-Restitution is when someone receives a compensation for a loss or an injury.
According to the options given and the definitions, the answer is quasi contract.
