Stagflation is said to occur when the economy experiences high inflation, high unemployment and slow growth. Stagflation in the 1970s was caused by the fall of the Bretton Woods system and the 1973 oil crisis. The prices of oil increased as a result of an oil embargo started by the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries. This eventually had long run effects on the global economy.
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ok so i think that # 1 is A and # 2 is D
Answer:
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Option B is the correct answer.
2.
Dividends Paid = $55 million. Thus, option C is the correct answer.
Explanation:
1.
The statement about shareholders' equity given in option A that it is the difference between the paid-in capital and retained earnings is incorrect as the retained earnings are a part of the equity of shareholders and are included in the calculation of shareholders' equity. Thus, option B is the correct answer.
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The Net Income earned by a company is usually treated in two ways. It is either paid out as dividends to the shareholders or is retained in the business and transferred to the retained earnings account or both. Thus, we can calculate the amount of dividends paid by the following equation.
Closing balance of retained earnings = Opening balance of retained earnings + Net Income for the period - Dividends Paid
700 = 595 + 160 - Dividends Paid
700 + Dividends Paid = 755
Dividends Paid = 755 - 700
Dividends Paid = $55 million
By the use of Lifo in a period where the prices rise, companies avoid to report paper profit, also called phantom profit, as economic gain. Have in mind that in periods of changing prices, the cost flow assumption can have a significant impact onincome and on evaluations based on income. That is why when Lifo is used the companies tend to <span>report the lowest net income </span>
