It seems that you have missed the given options for this question, but anyway here is the correct answer. The occupation that would be least affected by inflation would be a doctor in private practice. Inflation is defined as a rise in the general level of prices. Hope this is the answer that you are looking for.
Answer: a) Option A
Explanation:
There will be no effect on retained earnings because retained earnings do not increase as a result of shares being sold. It increases when net income increases.
Total paid-in capital increases when stock is sold for higher than its par value or when treasury stock is sold for higher than its acquisition price. The treasury stock here was sold for higher than it was bought so this would increase the total paid in capital.
Answer:
B. Target costing forces design engineers to explicitly consider the costs of manufacturing and other aspects of business that traditionally fall outside the engineering department
Explanation:
Target costing needs the design engineers to be active in meeting their customers projection, but it must be inside the target cost requirements. Engineers can not afford to just have their attention on the function and form of design, they must also observe cost under Target costing.
Answer: GDP data that has been adjusted for changes in the price level
Explanation:
Real GDP refers to the Nominal GDP adjusted for inflation. Nominal GDP calculates the value of final goods and services in the Economy by using the price levels of that year so if inflation has occurred, comparing it to previous years would be inaccurate.
The Real GDP would use the price levels of a base year to calculate the GDP of the current year so that the effect of inflation may be negated and the real growth of the economy can be seen.
