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3 years ago

Explain how and why governments may want to regulate the price setting of a natural monopoly.

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AS natural monopoly could be like emeralds from Colombia say or softwood from British Columbia, Canada whereby there are few competitors that have the product. The government may want to regulate the price of such goods such that it can't be accused of flooding the market on the world market (ie not too low a price) and this could be regulated by trade agreements like NAFTA or may limit the upper price limit to allow more purchasers to buy the product. Personally it is felt that so-called 'free-trade' agreements interfere far too much in the economies of member countries especially junior partners as they encourage the influx of cheap goods from other countries, thus putting out of business or lowering standards for good production within the country and also violating the laws of the country by provisions which overrule the laws normally used to protect goods from the country like import duties for example.

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Astro Co. sold 20,600 units of its only product and incurred a $55,028 loss (ignoring taxes) for the current year as shown here.

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Explanation:

Contribution : Contribution tells the availability of funds. It is computed by taking a difference of sales and variable cost.

The equation to compute net income is shown below:

Sales - Variable cost = Contribution ;

Contribution - Fixed expense = Net income

For computing the foretasted contribution for 2018, the following information is need to be considered which is shown below.

1. As for variable cost, 50% should be recognized i.e 627,888 × 50% = $313,944

2. The fixed cost is increased by $156,000. So the revised fixed cost = 212,000 + $156,000 = $368,000

3. Other things remain same.

The calculation attachment is given below:

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3 years ago

Problem 5-3A Record transactions related to accounts receivable (LO5-3, 5-4, 5-5) [The following information applies to the ques

konstantin123 [22]

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JOURNAL ENTRIES related Accounts Receivables

2021

12 June Debit Accounts receivable $37,400 Credit Service Revenue $37,400

17 Sep Debit Bank $22,000 Credit Accounts receivables $22,000

31 Dec Debit provision for doubtful debts adjustment (expense) $6,930 Credit Provision for bad debts $6930

2022

4 Mar Debit Accounts receivable $ 52400, Credit Service revenue $52,400

20 May Debit Bank $10,000 Credit Accounts receivables $10,000

19 Oct Debit Bank $42000 Credit Accounts receivables $42,000

31 Dec Provision for bad debts adjustment $180 Credit provision for bad debt $180

Explanation:

2021

provision for bad debts beginning = $0

adjustment = $6930

closing (15400 *0.45) =$6930

an increase in provision or allowance in doubtful debts is an expense

2022

Provision for bad debts opening $6930

Adjustment $180

closing (15800*0.45) $7110

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3 years ago

Suppose that a local supermarket sells apples and oranges for 50 cents apiece, and at these prices is able to sell 100 apples an

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e. price elasticities of demand for apples and oranges are the same over these price ranges

Explanation:

Price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in price.

Price elasticity = percentage change in quantity demanded / percentage change in price

Percentage change in price = (50-40) / 50 = 0.2 × 100 = 20%

Percentage change in quantity demanded of Apples = (120 - 100) / 100 = 0.2 × 100 =

20%

Percentage change in quantity demanded of oranges = (240 - 200) / 200 = 0.2 × 100 = 20%

Price elasticity of demand for oranges = 20% / 20% = 1

Price elasticity of demand for Apples = 20% / 20% = 1

When coefficient of elasticity is equal than one, elasticity of demand is unit elastic.

This implies that the elasticity of demand for Apples and oranges are the same. A change in the price of oranges and apples would lead to the same proportional change for each of the demand for Apples and oranges.

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3 years ago

Under an operating lease: (Select all that apply.)Check All That ApplyThe lessee reports amortization expense and interest expen

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The lessee reports a single amount of lease expense, which is equal to interest expense plus amortization expense, in its income statement.

The lessee reports lease expense on a straight-line basis and the lessor reports lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Explanation:

An operating lease is basically renting an asset from a lessor where the lessee will pay a certain amount every period for the use of the asset.

This rent payment is equal to the interest expense plus amortization expense and will be reported in the income statement of the lessee as an expense.

This amount will also be reported on a straight-line basis for the duration of the lease term which means that even if rent increases, it will still have to be reported by the same amount over the lease period because the lease increase should have been taken into account already.

The lessor also reports lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

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3 years ago

Williams & Co. management is trying to decide the appropriate prices for various products sold by the firm. This is a focus

nikdorinn [45]

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A. Micro-economics

Explanation:

Micro-Economics represents a study of economic activiites or economic choices that affect individual businesses or organisations, individual consumers or individual families. Since the focus of Williams & Co is on determining appropriate prices for products sold in its individual firm, then the focus is micro-economics

Macro Economics represents the study of economic activities and choices but instead of the individual level, it studies these acivities at the overall national level or at the global level. So the study of pricing among the various detergent producing firms in the United States is under the purview of macro economics

Monetary policy focuses on the tools that are used to regulate the entire economy especially the Federal Reserve through the regulation of the activities of member financial institutions.

Fiscal Policy focuses on the activities of government to control its expenditure, tax rates and overall monitor or regulate the economy

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