Complete Question:
A. According to census data, the percentage of Southville's population that lives in rural areas has gradually been shrinking.
B. The standards for obtaining a mortgage loan in Southville have been more stringent compared to many other countries.
C. Prior to the crisis, the prices of existing homes also increased in proportion to the prices of new homes in Southville.
D. A large proportion of home buyers in Southville were individuals who already owned one or more houses.
E. The inflation-adjusted real wage in the construction industry increased by 10 percent prior to the crisis.
Answer and Explanation:
Options A and D would weaken Bob's argument. The reason why option A would weaken Bob's argument would be because Bob said that the population is increasing whereas the according to the census data, the population has gradually been shrinking.
The reason for option D is that the individuals who already owned houses were buying new houses. So what was the need for them to buy additional new houses?
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Answer: No, this was merely Carl's opinion.
Explanation:
Labelling a statement as an opinion generally protects the person who said it from defamation suits however this is not always the case.
If the opinion is based on disclosed and well known facts, the action is free of defamatory or libel charges.
This seems to be the case in this scenario as his column seems to be based on the performances for the year.
Bottomline is, Stella cannot sue Carl for libel as it is his opinion.
Answer:
B. Prepaid insurance is shown on the income statement
Explanation:
Prepaid insurance first and foremost is a current asset and as such will not reflect in the income statement but in the statement of Financial Position or Balance Sheet.
Although, prepaid insurance will be shown as paid within the year, it must be deducted from the insurance premium paid for the current year and then reported in the balance sheet as a current asset.
Prepaid insurance is treated as a current asset because it is an indication of insurance premiums paid for by the company in advance. It is a payment for economic benefits that will be enjoyed in the future, therefore it is a current asset. The only part of an insurance premium that shows in the income statement is the insurance expense paid for insurance benefit enjoyed in the current period
Answer:
5%
Explanation:
Purchasing power refers to the amount of goods and services a unit of currency can buy.
Purchasing power can be determined by finding the real interest rate.
Real interest rate = Nominal interest rate - inflation rate
10% - 5% = 5%
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