What is the purpose of a self-assessment?

Say that Alland can produce 32 units of food per person per year or 16 units of clothing per person per year, but Georgeland can

bixtya [17]

Answer:

Georgeland has an absolute but not a comparative advantage in producing clothing.

Explanation:

Absolute advantage is defined as the ability of a firm to produce higher amounts of a product as a result of use of the same resources with other competitors. It is usually bad a result of more efficient production process.

Comparative advantage is the ability of a firm to produce goods at a lower opportunity cost. Therefore they are able to sell at lower price compared to competitors.

Georgeland can produce 18 units of clothe per year while Alland can produce 16 units per year, so Georgeland has absolute advantage.

In producing clothes Georgeland has opportunity cost of 36 units of food which is higher than that of Alland which is 32 units of food. So Georgeland does not have comparative advantage in producing clothes.

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3 years ago

Suppose the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to mandate that all methane emissions must be reduced to zero in order t

Orlov [11]

Answer:

C

Explanation:

The economists would disagree with this policy because the opportunity cost of zero pollution is much higher than its benefit. The industries involved may have to stop their industrial activities out-rightly or temporarily until they come up with other ways of production which may bring unemployment, reduction in tax paid to government among others.

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3 years ago

For each of the following unrelated situations, calculate the annual amortization expense and prepare a journal entry to record

Montano1993 [528]

Answer:

(a) Debit Amortization expense - Patents for $43,750; and Credit Patents for $43,750.

(b) Debit Amortization expense - Patents for $5,230; and Credit Patents for $5,230.

(c) Debit Amortization expense - Franchise for $14,000; and Credit Franchises for $14,000.

Explanation:

(a) A patent with a 10-year remaining legal life was purchased for $350,000. The patent will be commercially exploitable for another eight years.

Annual amortization expenses = Purchase cost of the patent / Number of commercially exploitable years = $350,000 / 8 = $43,750

Therefore, the journal entries will look as follows:

General Journal

Description Debit ($) Credit ($)

Amortization expense - Patents 43,750

Patents 43,750

(To record patent amortization.)

(b) A patent was acquired on a device designed by a production worker. Although the cost of the patent to date consisted of $52,300 in legal fees for handling the patent application, the patent should be commercially valuable during its entire remaining legal life of 10 years and is currently worth $400,000.

Annual amortization expenses = Legal fees / Remaining legal life = $52,300 / 10 = $5,230

Therefore, the journal entries will look as follows:

General Journal

Description Debit ($) Credit ($)

Amortization expense - Patents 5,230

Patents 5,230

(To record patent amortization.)

(c) A franchise granting exclusive distribution rights for a new solar water heater within a three-state area for five years was obtained at a cost of $70,000. Satisfactory sales performance over the five years permits renewal of the franchise for another three years (at an additional cost determined at renewal).

Annual amortization expenses = Cost of acquiring the franchise / Number of years acquired = $70,000 / 5 = $14,000

Therefore, the journal entries will look as follows:

General Journal

Description Debit ($) Credit ($)

Amortization expense - franchise 14,000

franchise 14,000

(To record franchise amortization.)

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3 years ago

You sell used cars. The best car on your lot has 100,000 miles on it. How could you describe this car to a prospective buyer to

MArishka [77]

I would say “ This used car only has 100,000 miles on it, so it is quite the steal.” sorry if this isn’t right but I hope that helped

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3 years ago

When distributing a third party research report to its clients, an investment adviser (IA) must:

alexira [117]

Answer:

D.

Explanation:

When distributing a third party research report to its clients, an investment adviser (IA) must disclose that there was a third party involved that prepared the report. This is because disclosing the reports origin is absolutely necessary and required by law when the person that prepared the report is anyone but the investment adviser. Mostly due to the fact that the clients place their trust in the investment adviser and are trusting him/her with their money.

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3 years ago