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3 years ago

The primary function of most media is to ________.

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Tema [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

The correct answer is letter "D": provide information and entertainment to their audience.

Explanation:

Media refers to all the channels of communication by which information can be spread. Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and social media are the most common examples of communications media. The information portrayed through those channels has several purposes depending on who transmits it. However, the main purpose of media is to show audiences entertainment information in the form of videos, music, movies sports or news.

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Answer:

Computer Tycoon, Inc.

1. Horizontal Analysis, calculating the year-over-year changes in each line:

Computer Tycoon, Inc. Income Statements For the Year Ended December 31

2016 2015 Dollars %

Sales Revenue $108,000 $132,000 -$24,000 -18.2%

Cost of Goods Sold 64,000 74,700 -$10,700 -14.3%

Gross Profit 44,000 57,300 -$13,300 -23.2%

Selling, General, & Administrative

Expenses 36,800 38,600 -$1,800 -4.7%

Interest Expense 580 515 $65 +12.6%

Income before Income Tax Exp. 6,620 18,185 -$11,565 -63.6%

Income Tax Expense 1,500 5,800 -$4,300 -74.1%

Net Income $5,120 $12,385 -$7,265 -58.7%

2-A. Vertical analysis by expressing each line as a percentage of total revenues:

Computer Tycoon, Inc. Income Statements For the Year Ended December 31

2016 % 2015 %

Sales Revenue $108,000 100 $132,000 100

Cost of Goods Sold 64,000 59 74,700 56.6

Gross Profit 44,000 41 57,300 43.4

Selling, General, & Administrative

Expenses 36,800 34 38,600 29.2

Interest Expense 580 0.5 515 0.4

Income before Income Tax Exp. 6,620 6 18,185 13.8

Income Tax Expense 1,500 1.4 5,800 4.4

Net Income $5,120 4.7 $12,385 9.4

2-B No. It made less profit per dollar of sales in 2016 compared to 2015.

Explanation:

a) Horizontal analysis is the analysis of financial statements to show changes in the amounts of corresponding financial statement items over a period of time. It is used to evaluate the trend situations, using financial statements for two or more periods.

b) Vertical analysis is another technique for analyzing financial statements with each line item being listed as a percentage of a base figure within the statement. For income statement, the base figure is usually the Sales Revenue, while for balance sheet, the base figure is the total assets.

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A. 1/3 computers

B. 0.6 computers

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A. The opportunity cost incurred by the US to make cars is the number of computers it would have to give up to make a car.

The US can either make 12 cars or 4 computers. For every car made therefore the US forgoes;

= 4/12

= 1/3 computers.

B. The same logic applies to Japan. They can either make 10 cars or 6 computers.

Their opportunity cost for cars is therefore;

= 6/10

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Instructions: You may select more than one answer. Click the box with a check mark for correct answers and click to empty the bo

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Answer:

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Buyers will pay all of the tax.

The price of Humbugs will rise to $60.

The quantity of Humbugs demanded will not change.

Explanation:

As the question is not complete, the complete question is found online and is attached herewith.

The options given are as follows

Sellers will pay all of the tax.

Buyers will pay all of the tax.

The price of Humbugs will rise to $60.

The price of Humbugs will rise by less than $10.

The quantity of Humbugs demanded will not change.

Now option 1 is not correct as the buyer has to pay the tax not the seller.

option 2 is correct

option 3 is correct

option 4 is not correct as the initial price is $50 and the new price is to be more than $60 thus the rise is more than $10.

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