I guess the correct answer is the GDP deflator but not in the consumer price index.
A decrease in the price of domestically produced nuclear reactors will be reflected in the GDP deflator but not in the consumer price index.
Answer:
D. Use the majority of its promotional budget on advertising that focuses on brand differences.
Explanation:
Answer: Please see the required journals below:
December 31:
Debit Bad debt expense $6,034
Credit Allowance for doubtful accounts $6,034
February 1:
Debit Allowance for doubtful accounts $431
Credit Accounts receivables $431
June 5:
Debit Cash $431
Credit Bad debt recovery (income statement) $431
Explanation: The company estimates its bad debt expense as percentage of sales. In this case 0.7% of its annual sales of $862,000 was deemed as uncollectible, that is, 0.7% x $862,000 = $6,034. The required journals to recognize this bad debt expense is provided above. However, since there was an existing provision, which resides in the allowance account, a write-off would definitely hit that account in order to extinguish the accounts receivable portion. Upon recovery of the write-off, we cannot reinstate the receivable since it was already extinguished but we need to recognize the recovery as a gain.
Profit is maximized when Q = 4 and P = $40, with maximum profit = $90.
<u>Explanation:</u>
(a) (i) Marginal cost (MC) = Change in Total cost (TC) by Change in output (Q)
(ii) Total revenue (TR) = Price (P) into Q
(iii) Marginal revenue (MR) = Change in TR by Change in Q
(iv) Profit = TR - TC
Therefore:
Q TC MC P TR MR PROFIT
0 25 60 0 -25
1 40 15 55 55 55 15
2 45 5 50 100 45 55
3 55 10 45 135 35 80
4 70 15 40 160 25 90
5 90 20 35 175 15 85
6 115 25 30 180 5 65
7 145 30 25 175 -5 30
8 180 35 20 160 -15 -20
9 220 40 15 135 -25 -85
10 265 45 10 100 -35 -165
When Q = 4, MR = $25 and MC = $15, so MR > MC. When Q = 5, MR = $15 and MC = $20, so MR < MC. Therefore,
Profit is maximized when Q = 4 and P = $40, with maximum profit = $90.
(b) In the long run, new firms will enter the market by being attracted by positive short run profit. Therefore in long run, demand for individual firm will decrease, price for individual firm will decrease and profit will decrease until each existing firm earns zero economic profit.
