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2 years ago

Two of the biggest products the United States receives from other countries are

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SOVA2 [1]2 years ago

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Importation is the term used to describe the act of buying and securing goods from another country.

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The answer is A) Raising taxes

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It comes under the General Welfare Clause and gives complete authority to impose and collect taxes.

It prohibits separate State taxation IF it hinders inter State and International trading. It also prohibits each State from setting up independent import and export duties without the approval of the Federal Government, that is, the Congress.

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3 years ago

Explain the chain of cause and effect reactions since the mid-1990s that led to lower book prices for American consumers.

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The free enterprise system created many smaller booksellers who competed with the giant booksellers such as Borders and Barnes & Noble.
Competiton from smaller booksellers in the mid-1990s is the cause that created an effect.

To remain competitive and profitable, the giant booksellers used their purchasing power to buy books in large volumes. Doing so enabled them to enjoy huge discounts and to pass on the savings to the customer.
The effect was to lower book prices for American consumers.

To summarize, competition in a free-enterprise system is the cause, and the lowering of book prices is the effect.

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3 years ago

In 2020, the Merkel Company had revenues of $2,600,000 and costs of $2,100,000. During 2021, Merkel will be introducing a new pr

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Answer:

d. $88,000

Explanation:

In 2020, Merkel company's

Revenue = $2,600,000

Cost = $2,100,000

Operating profits = Revenue - Cost

= $2,600,000 - $2,100,000

= $500,000

In 2021, the company's;

Revenue increases by $260,000

New revenue = $260,000 + $2,600,000 = $2,860,000

New Cost = $2,100,000 + $172,000 = $2,272,000

New Operating profits = $2,860,000 - $2,272,000

= $588,000

Expected increase in Operating profits = $588,000 - $500,000

= $88,000

The expected increase in operating profit amounts to $88,000.

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On January 1, 2016, Ott Company sold goods to Fox Company. Fox signed a noninterest-bearing note requiring payment of $60,000 an

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D. 321,600.

Explanation:

Present value is the current value of a future amount that is to be received or paid out.

Given:

Present value, P = $60000

Present value of ordinary annuity for the remaining 6 years = 4.36

The Present value, PV of the note is equal to the first payment + the Present value of ordinary annuity (all at 10%) of the remaining six payments

Sales revenue = $60000 + (60,000 × 4.36)

= $60000 + $261,600

= $321,600

Thus, sales revenue of $321,600.

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Joe sells the house he has lived in for 10 years to the Smith family for $300,000. He receives $50,000 more than his original pu

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$15,000

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Joe has sold the house he has been living in for 10 years to the Smiths family

He sold the house at $300,000

Joe receives $50,000 more than the original price bargained 10 years ago

He pays the real estate agent a commission of 5%

= 5/100

= 0.05

Therefore the increase in gross domestic product can be calculated as follows

= $300,000×0.05

= $15,000

Hence, the transaction will increase the gross domestic product by $15,000

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