Payments from customers received before performing services for the customers are recorded as

Nominal GDP, Exports, and Imports

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Answer:

a.

Net Exports 2015 are - $471.4 billion.

b.

Net Exports 2016 are - $552.1 billion.

Explanation:

The net exports for a country is the difference between the value of exports and the value of imports of a country over a certain period of time. The amount of net exports can be wither positive or negative depending upon the value of exports being in excess of the value of imports or not. The formula for net exports is,

Net Exports = Value of Exports - Value of Imports

a.

Net Exports for 2015 = 2344 - 2815.4

Net Exports for 2015 = - $471.4 billion

b.

Net Exports for 2016 = 2372.7 - 2924.8

Net Exports for 2016 = - $552.1 billion

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3 years ago

Bond Yields and Rates of Return A 30-year, 10% semiannual coupon bond with a par value of $1,000 may be called in 4 years at a c

Nookie1986 [14]

Answer:

The bond's yield to maturity is 9.45% using Excel to get exact values, and 9.59% using approximate method.

Explanation:

We can calculate is using 2 ways, using Excel to get the exact percentage or with approximate methods, calculating the semi-annual Yield to Maturity using the following formula

$YTM_{sm} =\cfrac{PMT+\cfrac{FV-PV}n}{\cfrac{FV+PV}2}$

And from there we can calculate the Yield to Maturity just by multiplying the semi-annual one by 2.

Identifying the given information.

We have a period of 30 years, so for the semiannual bond we have $n=2(30) = 60$ periods.

The face value, FV, is $1000, the coupon rate is 0.10, thus we can use them to find the interest per period PMT.

$PMT=0.10 \times \cfrac{1000}{2}\\PMT=\$ 50$

The current price of the bond, PV is $1050.

Replacing the values on the semiannual Yield to Maturity

$YTM_{sm} =\cfrac{PMT+\cfrac{FV-PV}n}{\cfrac{FV+PV}2}$

$YTM_{sm}=\cfrac{50+\cfrac{1000-1050}{60}}{\cfrac{1000+1050}{2}}$

Simplifying we get

$YTM_{sm}=4.797\%\\$

Finding the Yield to Maturity.

We can just multiply by 2 to get the Yield to Maturity from our previous result and rounding it to 2 decimals we get

$YTM = 2 YTM_{sm}\\YTM=9.59\%$

Alternatively we can use Excel and write:

RATE(n, PMT, PV, FV)*2

That is

RATE(60,50,1050,1000)*2

And we will get the exact Yield to maturity 9.49%

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3 years ago

Which of the following are examples of natural barriers to entry? Correct Answer(s) Drag appropriate answer(s) here Smaller comp

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Answer:

These are correct:

Smaller companies with smaller production processes have higher per unit costs than larger companies. - smaller firms find it harder to adopt economies of scale to reduce costs.
Over time, a firm takes control of 85% of the world’s supply of a chemical used in the production of plastic. - the firm has almost total control over a scarce resource, and new competitors have to scramble for the remaning 15%. (note: this is a natural barrier to entry as long as the pharmaceutical company did not collude with the government to reach such a high market share, in said case, it would be an artificial barrier to entry).
Lenders are hesitant to provide funding for new firms that will compete with a large, well-established firm. - a small firm may lack market credibility in the financial markets, because investors are hesitant about the future of the company, or do not expect high rates of return.

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3 years ago

Components inc., a maker of vehicle parts, refuses to sell to diy repair inc., a national vehicle service firm. the maker convin

zloy xaker [14]

Components inc., a maker of vehicle parts, refuses to sell to diy repair inc., a national vehicle service firm. the maker convinces the engine parts company, a competitor, to do the same. this is a group boycott.

Under competition law, a group boycott is a type of secondary boycott, unless two or more competitors in the relevant market agree to deal with an actual or potential competitor of the boycotting firm. Refuse to do business with the company.

Example: The FTC challenged the actions of several groups of competing health care providers, such as physicians, and refused to do business with insurance companies or other purchasers on terms other than those mutually agreed upon. That amounted to a group boycott of the illegal group.

Learn more about group boycott here: brainly.com/question/13894564

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2 years ago

Use the following compound interest formula to complete the problem. A = P (1 StartFraction r over n EndFraction) superscript n

Tatiana [17]

Credit cards are the card which is given by banks to the customers for withdrawing some amount beyond the account balance. The card I's is increased by $1579.3 than card H.

<h3 /><h3>What is a credit card?</h3>

A credit card refers to a payment mechanism that helps both consumer and commercial business proceedings, including purchases and cash advances.

Computation of credit card's balance:

<u>Amount of </u><u>Card H </u><u>after 3 years:</u>

Given,

Principal(P) = $1,186.44

Interest Rate(r) = 14.74%

Number of time period(n) = 3 years.

Applying the above values in the formula given in the question:

$\text{A} = \text{P}(1+ \dfrac{r}{n} )^n^t\\\\\\\text{A} =\$1,186.44(1+ \dfrac{14.74\%}{3} )^3\\\\\\\text{A}= \$1792.2$