Answer:
1. Inflation is best described as _____.
- an upward, general trend of prices in the economy
2. Which of the following scenarios illustrates cost-push inflation?
- An increase in the price of raw materials decreases aggregate supply, pushing prices higher throughout the economy.
3. The Consumer Price Index in 2018 was 251. In 2019, the CPI rose to 257. Calculate the inflation rate from 2018 to 2019. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
- 2.4%
4. The Consumer Price Index of any given year provides _____.
- the relative price of a basket of consumer goods as compared to base year prices
5. The rate of inflation in a hypothetical economy is projected to be 1.5% in the coming quarter. Given this information, the Federal Reserve is likely to _____.
- make efforts to raise the inflation rate because 1.5% is below the desired rate of inflation
Explanation:
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The Journal entry is as follows:
On December 31, 2021
Interest Receivable A/c Dr. $147
To Interest revenue A/c $147
(To record the interest receivable)
Working notes:
Interest Receivable:
= Amount received × Annual rate of interest × Time period
= $3,600 × (14% ÷ 12) × 3.5
= $3,600 × 0.01167 × 3.5
= $147
Answer: a). Debit Factory Payroll Payable $160,000; credit Cash $160,000.
Explanation: Direct labor refers to the manpower used in production. They are the factory workers involved in using the raw materials to produce finished goods.
Expense on direct labor is provided for during the production by a debit to factory payroll expense and a credit to factory payroll payable.
As such, the journal entry will be a debit to factory payroll payable $160,000 and a credit to cash $160,000. This means cash will reduce by $160,000 as the factory workers are paid while payables which is a provision account will reduce as well on the cash book by the same amount.
Answer:
D) Only a and b relate to peer group analysis.
Explanation:
Peer group analysis allows investors to see how a certain fund performs over various periods compared to other funds within the same investment strategy. Based on this information both management choosing a set of firms that are similar in size or sales, or who compete in the same market as well as using the average ratios of this peer group, which would then be used as the benchmark, are related to the peer group analysis.
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