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2 years ago

Suppose that the rural part of a country is hit by a major earthquake

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stiv31 [10]2 years ago

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Answer:

(a) How this episode is likely to affect the economic well-being of people in the country

In the short-run, there will be an increase in labor demanded, increasing jobs to build homes and repair the damage caused by the earthquake. In the long-run, things will begin to go back to normal.

(b) How this episode is likely to affect the economy’s measured GDP

In this case, GDP measurements will shift causing less of an input in private spending and an increase in government spending due to subsidies to increase home-building.

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Arrange the types of investments in the correct order from the least risky to the most risky investment.

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Bonds will be the least risky since there is no risk involved at all. Bonds give out guaranteed payments and A rated bonds will be even more secure.

The next would be property. Since property is a physical asset, the risk involved is relatively lower than stocks.

The next would be retirement plans which would typically have bonds and stocks.

The most risky would be speculative stocks.

The order from least risky to most risky would be:

1. A rated bonds

2. Property

3. Retirement plans

4. Speculative stocks

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2 years ago

Orlando Company, which applies overhead to production on the basis of machine hours, reported the following data for the period

astraxan [27]

Answer:

$37,600 favorable

Explanation:

Variable overhead spending variance can be computed as;

= (Actual hours worked × Actual variable overhead rate) - ( Actual hours worked - Standard variable overhead rate)

= ( 18,800 hours × $77,700/12,000) - (18,800 hours × $4.5)

= [(18,800 × $6.5) - (18,800 × $4.5)]

= $122,200 - $84,600

= $37,600 favorable

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2 years ago

During the second quarter of the year, Wallace Enterprises received $30,000 from customers in exchange for providing electronic

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Answer:

On an income statement, the company would declare c. $21,000 expenses

Explanation:

Wallace Enterprises received $30,000 from customers in exchange for providing electronic components. Income from the exchange was $30,000

During the second quarter of the year, total expense = supplies expense + interest expenses + wages expense = $5,000 + $1,000 + $15,000 = $21,000

Income from the exchange - total expense = $30,000 - $21,000 = $9,000>0

The company recognizes gain $9,000.

On an income statement, the company would declare $21,000 expenses

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2 years ago

At the beginning of this year, daily consumption of gasoline in the US amounted to 344 million gallons. It is estimated that for

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Answer:

335.43 million gallons

Explanation:

price elasticity of demand (PED) = % change in quantity demanded / % change in price

PED = -1.9% / 10% = -0.19, very inelastic

expected price increase $0.40

% change in price = ($3.45 - $3.05) / $3.05 = 13.11%

% change in quantity demanded:

-0.19 = D / 13.11%

D = 2.49%

quantity demanded will decrease by 2.49%, from 344 million gallons to 335.43 million gallons

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2 years ago

Eastern Electric currently pays a dividend of about $1.64 per share and sells for $27 a share.

Gre4nikov [31]

Answer:

a. 9.07%

b. 5.93%

c. 12.07%

Explanation:

Dividend valuation method is used to calculate the the value of stock based on the dividend paid, its growth rate and rate of return.

Stock Price = Dividend / ( Rate of return - Growth rate )

$27 = $1.64 / ( Rate of return - 3% )

Rate of return - 0.03 = $1.64 / $27

Rate of return - 0.03 = 0.0607

Rate of return = 0.0607 + 0.03

Rate of return = 0.0907 = 9.07%

$27 = $1.64 / ( 12% - Growth rate )

0.12 - Growth rate = $1.64 / $27

0.12 - Growth rate = 0.0607

Growth rate = 0.12 - 0.0607

Growth rate = 0.0593 = 5.93%

$27 = $1.64 / ( Rate of return - 6% )

Rate of return - 0.06 = $1.64 / $27

Rate of return - 0.06 = 0.0607

Rate of return = 0.0607 + 0.06

Rate of return = 0.1207 = 12.07%

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