Answer:
The asnwer is C, Certificate of deposit.
Explanation:
In the U.S., securities are defined as contracts in which one party invests money with another and expects to make a return.
Regular bank cerificates of deposits are not regulated as securities.
Cerificates of deposits are time-deposit agreements between individuals and banks that involve a depositor committing funds to the bank for a predetermined period of time in exchange for a specified rate of interest.
Answer:
Crawford Trucking
Calculation of book value for disposal of two vehicles:
a) The Truck sold on January 2 would not have depreciation expenses computed for it. The book value on January 1 would be the same on January 2. It is not practical to compute depreciation expense for 1 day.
b) The Truck sold on July 9 would have depreciation computed for the year 2018 pro rated for six months. The book value would be less than the Truck sold on January 2.
Explanation:
Depreciation expense may be pro rated depending on the prevailing circumstances. This becomes necessary because the sold unit may not be fully utilized for the period under review. Under the matching principle of generally accepted accounting principles, it is imperative to match revenue to the period they were incurred.
Climate Change is the first trend that is expected to cause more natural disasters. This has been facilitated by global warming caused by increased green house gases. Food prices are expected to rise due to high temperatures that has affected corn and soybean. Floods and storms are now becoming unpredictable.
There is high control of oil, gas and food prices by financial markets. Commodities traders are now setting prices instead of supply and demand thus the value of dollar in under the control of foreign exchange traders.
Increasing rates of interest, where recently the Federal Reserve wants to increase the Fed fund rates to two percent point. Inflation will be at 2% and unemployment at 4% thus this will show <u>a no falling to recession situation</u> which will allow Fed to keep increasing rates.In the long run cost of loans will rise.
Other trends to notice are;the decline in global economic power of the U.S and the fact that the U.S economy is current in the expansion phase of the business cycle.
