Answer:
- B. The former program trustee argues that the current inflation measure overcompensates seniors since it ignores the substitution effect.
- C. According to advocates for seniors, the 2020 COLA is not enough to compensate for rising healthcare costs.
- D. Elizabeth Warren has proposed using a new inflation measure that outpaces the current one used.
Explanation:
The article is, ''<em>Social Security checks to rise modestly amid push to expand benefits
'' </em>by<em> Associated Press. </em>
Blahous is a former program trustee who believes that the current inflation adjustment rate at which Social security is increasing is overcompensating seniors because it does not take into account that seniors could be switching to buying cheaper products which is the Substitution effect.
Advocates and the seniors themselves have complained that the 2020 COLA is not enough to meet their current needs especially given the rising cost of healthcare.
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders both proposed using a new measure for inflation that will adequately compensate the seniors because it outpaces the current one used.
Answer:
$5,000
Explanation:
The computation of total amount of excess fair over book value amortization expense adjustments to be recognized by red is shown below:-
Excess of fair value over book value = Land fair value - Land book value
= $52,000 -$42,000
= -$10,000
Here land is not amortized
Excess of fair value over book value = Building fair value - Building book value
= $390,000 - $200,000
= $190,000
Excess fair value over book value amortization expense adjustments to be recognized by red = Excess of fair value over book value of building ÷ Number of Years
= $190,000 ÷ 10
= $19,000
Excess of fair value over book value = Equipment fair value - Equipment book value
= $280,000 - $350,000
= ($70,000)
Excess fair value over book value amortization expense adjustments to be recognized by red for equipment = Excess of fair value over book value of equipment ÷ Number of Years
= ($70,000) ÷ 5
= ($14,000)
Total amount of excess fair over book value amortization expense adjustments to be recognized by red
= $19,000 - $14,000
= $5,000
Answer:
break even point in units:
- a = 11,700
- b = 46,800
- c = 35,100
Explanation:
beer mugs contribution margin expected sales
a $5 25,000
b $4 100,000
c $3 50,000
fixed costs = $351,000
if the sales proportion remains the same, we can assume a bundle of products = 1a + 4b + 3c (1 for every 25,000 units) whose contribution margin = $5 + $16 + $9 = $30
break even point = fixed costs / bundle's contribution margin = $351,000 / $30 = 11,700 bundles
break even point in units:
a = 11,700
b = 11,700 x 4 = 46,800
c = 11,700 x 3 = 35,100
Answer:
It will lead to an increase in consumption of good X only if X is a normal good ( D )
Explanation:
If consumer has rational, monotonic and convex preference the decrease in price of good X will lead to an increase in consumption of good X only if X is a Normal good .
This is because the demand for Normal goods increases with increase in consumers income. therefore <em>a decrease in price will automatically lead to an increase in demand because of the increase in the purchasing power of the consumer's income.</em>
