Answer:
a. The advantages of the flexible exchange rate system include: (I) provides insulation against unemployment problem in other countries and (ii) promotes economic development and helps to achieve full employment in the country, iii) automatically corrects the disequilibrium in the balance of payments.
b. If exchange rates are fluctuating randomly, that may discourage international trade and encourage market segmentation, they are very volatile
c. Economic agents can hedge exchange risk by means of forward contracts and other techniques. In addition, under a fixed exchange rate regime, governments often restrict international trade in order to maintain the exchange rate.
Explanation:
Answer:
D. banks reliance on long term funding; and increased use of non-standard mortgages such as fixed rate, 30- year mortgages.
Explanation:
Dr. Bernanke argued that financial crisis is due to the banks involving in non standard mortgages which are fixed rate mortgages but they are not regulated. The bank provides loans and mortgages to people based on the standard regulations which need to be followed. They financial crisis took place when the mortgages were provided on non standard terms.
Answer:
Total cash collection= $257,500
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Sales:
March= $250,000
April= $280,000
Speedster Bicycles, Inc., collects 25% of its sales on account in the month of the sale and 75% in the month following the sale.
<u>Cash collection April:</u>
Sales on account from April= 280,000*0.25= 70,000
Sales on account from March= 250,000*0.75= 187,500
Total cash collection= $257,500
Answer:
Two adjustments must be made to year 1's financial statements:
- The income statement must be adjusted since net income increased because cost of goods sold decreased.
- The balance sheet must be adjusted since retained earnings will increase because net income increased.
Explanation:
The retrospective approach hides any changes with the accounting methods, and shows the financial statements as if the new accounting method was used all along and there was no error or change.
Answer:
$1,724.138
Explanation:
Given:
Payment received each year = $125,000
Rate of return = 7.25 % = 0.0725
Present value = ?
Computation of Present value:
Present value = Payment received each year / Rate of return
= $125,000 / 0.0725
= $1724137.93
Present value = $1724137.93
Present value = $1,724,138 (approx)
Therefore, firm have to contribute $1,724.138
