Answer:
International flows of funds can affect the Fed's monetary policy. For example, suppose that interest rates are trending lower than the Fed desires. If this downward pressure on U.S. interest rates may be offset by <u>outflows</u> of foreign funds, the Fed may not feel compelled to use a <u>tight </u>monetary policy.
Explanation:
A Tight Monetary Policy is when the central bank tightens policy or makes money tight by raising short-term interest rates through policy changes to the discount rate, also known as the federal funds rate. Boosting interest rates increases the cost of borrowing and effectively reduces its attractiveness.
Outflows of foreign funds or the flight of assets occurs when foreign and domestic investors sell off their holdings in a particular country because of perceived weakness in the nation's economy and the belief that better opportunities exist abroad.
The reasoning is as follows, the rate is down in the USA so holders of assets look for better rates abroad as a consequence there is less money in the US domestic economy and automatically the rate tend to rise (remember that interest rate is the price of money). If there is less supply of something the price of that something will go up (ceteris paribus). The same thing will happen to the interest rate without the intervention of the FED.
Answer: Acceptability, portability and divisibility of money.
Explanation:
The question illustrates the acceptability, portability and the divisibility of money. The acceptability of money means that money is widely accepted as a medium for transaction, divisibility of money means that money can be broken down to smaller denominations and the portability of money means that money is easy to carry about.
Answer:
Explanation:
The first statement is Incorrect that Companies using LIFO will report the smallest cost of goods sold. Rest all the three statements that have been provided are correct.
Statement A - Incorrect
Statement B – Correct
Statement C – Correct
Statement D – correct the goods sold. companies using FIFO will report the smallest cost of goods sold.
Answer:
Not only does IAS 2 norm allow this, also US GAAP allows this. I believe that the reasoning behind that is the following:
Holding precious metals in inventory is actually considered an investment. Precious metals are commodities, and since they can be easily traded around the world, just having them increases a company's wealth. The revenue recognition principle (top of the inverted pyramid) applies here even to any individual that finds gold nuggets by accident in the country side (no need to be a mining business). The fact that you possess gold increases your personal assets and net wealth. The same applies to other precious metals. This happens because gold or other precious metals can be easily converted into cash (extremely liquid), e.g. this same individual can go to a local jewelry or or a pawn shop and sell the gold nuggets he found.
If finding a gold nugget increases an individual's net worth, then imagine what holding a ton of gold does to a company. What makes gold and silver so special is that they are accepted everywhere. Remember that until the early 1970s, the worlds' currencies were based on the price of gold (gold standard). Most central banks in the wold hold gold reserves and they also follow this same logic. Price of gold increases, the wealth of the nation increases.
