One of the features of the new approach is that, now BEA uses the geometric average of fixed weight indexes and uses two base years to calculate the growth rate of real GDP between two consecutive years.
Explanation:
In both actual and nominal GDP, the U.S. Economic Analysis Department results. It estimates the real United States. GDP is a fixed base year annual rate. Imports and international sales from American businesses and people are exempt.
GDP reflects the degree to which the economy generates production. Global warming is not generated and not part of GDP. The effect of environmental damage is not measured accurately. The loss should not be included in GDP and the calculation of environmental damage has not been accepted.
Answer: No
Explanation: D/E is a solvency ratio. Liquidity ratios are quick and current ratios.
Answer:
$455,000
Explanation:
Given that,
high speed industrial centrifuge at a cost = $420,000
Shipping costs = $15,000
Foundation work = $8,000
additional water line = $3,000
Labor and testing costs = $6,000
Materials used up in testing = $3,000
Total Costs to be capitalized:
= High-speed industrial centrifuge + Shipping costs + Foundation Work + Additional Water Line + Labor and testing costs + Materials used in testing
= $420,000 + $15,000 + $8,000 + $3,000 + $6,000 + $3,000
= $455,000
This is tough to answer in 3-5 sentences, and tends to also be a heavy identifier of your possible political leanings. You'll have to apologize if some of mine leak out in the response, but this is a question we debate hotly more frequently than every 4 years.
In general, international trade can help increase the GDP and overall profits for US-based corporations. However, if all we do is export, and we don't import, other countries don't look favorably upon that and may heavily tax our goods to counter this.
I believe we do need to be thoughtful about the amounts and kinds of international trade that we engage in. For example, farming is always a hotly debated issue for international trade, in part because farmers in other countries with a dramatically lower cost of living OR farmers in countries with a favorable currency rate (exchange from their currency to our dollars gives them an advantage) can undercut our farmers here in the US, many of whom are already struggling.
There are also those who are worried that when we import produce from countries that have not outlawed pesticides we know are carcinogenic, for instance, this creates not only a disadvantage for US farmers, but also for consumers who may be concerned about health issues.
As another example of this, many countries outlawed import of US beef during the Mad Cow Epidemic. We in turn also placed bans on importing beef from the UK.
These are examples of why it's important to be thoughtful about trade, but there are certainly many others, including decline in production jobs within the US that have left cities like Detroit a ghost town (this was formerly the hub of our automotive industry production).
Answer:
B) average total cost must be rising
Explanation:
Marginal cost is the rate at which total variable cost increases when one more unit is produces.
So when marginal cost is larger than average cost, it means that total average costs must be increasing.
For example, we have the following production costs:
- total costs = $100
- units produced = 20 units
- total average costs = $5 per unit
If the marginal cost of producing 1 more unit is $6, then the total costs will be $106 and the total average cost will be $5.05 per unit (= $106 / 21 units).
