Answer and Explanation:
As we know that the credit amount should be allowed a qualified deduction of 100% till $2,000 and the next 25% is $2,000
In the given situation, the credit amount would be
= $1,600 × 100%
= $1,600
As the AGI is $175,000 i.e. exceeded the prescribed amount i.e. $160,000 so it would be phased out till $180,000
So, after considering the phase out application limits, the credit is
= $1,600 × ($180,000 - $175,000) ÷ ($180,000 - $160,000)
= $400
So, the total credit is $400 out of which $160 is refundable and the remaining balance i.e. $240 would be non-refundable
Answer: Options A and C are strengths while options B and D are weaknesses. See explanation below.
Explanation:
a. All employees must take at least five consecutive days off each year.
This is a strength in internal control. This would help to maintain stability in operational process and ensure leave days are effectively utilized. It also prevents staff from taking the leave days in piecemeal and sporadic manner thereby disrupting the operational process and causing team instability. It is also used to ensure leave days are promptly utilised and well accounted for.
b. The accounting department orders merchandise and approves invoices for payment.
This is a weakness in internal control. There should be a check and balance in this regard. In some organizations, proper scrutiny of the vendor and invoice is done by the Procurement Unit and the Expense Control Unit respectively. Even within the accounting department, there is approval hierarchy. Also, the unit within accounting department that is making the order should not be the one to approve the transaction.
c. Cash received over the counter is controlled by the sales clerk, who rings up the sale and places the cash in the register. The daily sales are recorded in the accounting records by the accounting department.
This is a strength in internal control as it ensures checks and balances. Fraud and error can be detected through this means. The accounting department should verify the transactions to the relevant supporting document before recording the transaction in the system.
d. The officer who signs checks need not examine the payment packet because he is confident the amounts are correct.
This is a weakness in internal control in the sense that checks signed by the officer is binding in the court of law. The officer cannot claim ignorance if anything goes wrong. There is therefore a need for proper scrutiny and relevant questions asked before checks are signed.
Answer:
Market failure
Explanation:
Market failure is the economic situation where goods and services are not evenly spread out on the market.
In question resources (location) is in favour of New Monopoly seaport and shipsbare forced to wait and enter the port.
Ideally, in a free market resources are to be efficiently distributed so that people do not have to go to only one place to get a good or service.
It is similar to a monopoly in the free market.
Answer:
Therefore option A is correct.
All firms selling corn must have the same MC regardless of each firms cost structure
Explanation:
In the perfectly competitive market, for profit maximization we set P = MC
In the perfectly competitive market, firms are price taker so demand curve is same for every firm and price is same too, so MC must be same for every firm
Therefore option A is correct ie. all firms selling corn must have the same MC regardless of each firms cost structure.
