Inflation can impose significant costs and adversely distort economic systems. Indicate whether the costs and distorting effects
exemplify menu costs, shoe leather costs or unit of account costs. a. discourages people from holding money. b. can reduce the quality of economic decisions. c. can lead to stores listing prices in more stable currencies. d. spending time converting money into something that better holds value. e. makes money a less reliable source of measurement. f. can cause distortion to the tax system. g. causes difficulty in firms and individuals financial planning. h. causes costs associated with changing prices in stores.1. Menu costs.2. Shoe-leather-costs. 3. Unit-of-account costs.
The incremental budget technique is an important management accounting technique, which is prepared by making minimal changes in the previous budget. The budget is designed by allocating funds by using the preceding budget as a reference point. Incremental budget encourages spending up to the budget. It also helps to make sure that a reasonable budget is allocated for the next period.
The dividend paid to preferred shareholders is constant and based on the annual rate of return on the stock. If they plan to sell at a price of $743 per share, the dividend will be:
Dividend = Annual rate of return on stock * Price of stock