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Suppose the base year is 2005, and the only goods in the economy are apples and...

  1. Suppose the base year is 2005, and the only goods in the economy are apples and bananas. In 2005 both apples and bananas cost $1, and 100 apples and 100 bananas are produced. In 2006, apples cost $20 and bananas cost $5, and 50 apples and 200 bananas are produced.
  1. What is nominal GDP in 2005?                     
  2. What is real GDP in 2005?                             
  3. What is the GDP deflator in 2005?                

In 2006?              

In 2006?              

In 2006?              

  1. Suppose the fixed basket of goods is 1 apple and 2 bananas.
  2. What is the level of the CPI in 2005?                   In 2006?              
  3. What is the CPI inflation rate from 2005 to 2006?               
  1. What are the three effects that bias the measurement of CPI?
  1.                                          
  2.                                          
  3.                                          
  1. Which of the three effects listed in part c does each of the following illustrate?
    1. US households in 2010 spent a larger fraction of their income on televisions than they did in 1950.                                                                                         
    2. All televisions available in 2010 had higher resolution than any televisions available in 1950.                                                                                              
    3. In 1950, no US household had a plasma screen television, but in 2010 they are widely available.                                                                                          
  1. Suppose the average television purchased in 1950 cost $200, and the average television purchased today costs $700.
    1. What is the percentage change in the average television price?
  1. Taking into account the effects in part c, is this percentage increase likely an underestimate or overestimate of the true change in the cost of televisions?   
  1. Why?                                                                                                        
  1. Suppose CPI is as follows in each year:

Year:

2007

2008

2009

2010

CPI:

100

99

125

140

Suppose in the year 2007 you are considering a job offer that pays $50,000 in 2007, plus a 10% (compounding) raise in each of the next three years.

  1. What nominal salary will you make in each year?

Year:

2007

2008

2009

2010

Nominal

Salary

  1. What will your real salary be in each year, using a 2007 base year?

Year:

2007

2008

2009

2010

Salary in

2007$

  1. What will your real salary be in each year, using a 2009 base year?

Year:

2007

2008

2009

2010

Salary in

2010$

  1. In what year was your real salary highest?
  2. Does your answer to 4 depend on the base year selected?                         
  3. Suppose instead your contract gave you $50,000 in 2007, plus a cost of living adjustment equal to the percentage change in CPI. Compute the nominal wage in each year.

Year:

2007

2008

2009

2010

Nominal

Salary

In what years is this contract better than the original one?        

In: Economics

Using the unemployment data​ provided, investigate the association between the male unemployment rate in 2007 and...

Using the unemployment data​ provided, investigate the association between the male unemployment rate in 2007 and 2010 for a sample of 52 countries. Complete parts a through d.

​a) Find a regression model predicting the 2010 rate from the 2007 rate for the sample of 52 countries. State in simple language what the model says.

2010 Index=_________+____________x 2007 index ​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)

State in simple language what the model says. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box to complete your choice. ​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)

  1. The 2010 rate increased by _________ per year.
  2. For each​ 1% increase in the 2010​ rate, the 2007 rate increased by __________
  3. For each​ 1% increase in the 2007​ rate, the 2010 rate increased by ___________
  4. The 2007 rate increased by __________ per year.

b) Determine the test statistic.

T=_________ ​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)

Determine the​ P-value.

P=_______________​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)

Make a conclusion.

Since the​ P-value is (1) the significance​ level, α​, (2) the null hypothesis. The association (3) significant.

​c) What percentage of the variability in the 2010 Index is accounted for by the regression​ model?

The regression model accounts for nothing ​% of the variability in the 2010 Index.

​(Round to one decimal place as​ needed.)

Country Male 2007 Male 2010
1 24.1 22.4
2 11.8 10.7
3 8.7 11.7
4 19.6 17.7
5 26.8 22.2
6 13.9 13.2
7 16.4 14.3
8 13.5 10.7
9 12.1 11.8
10 30.5 29.5
11 9.5 13.3
12 22.2 18.8
13 8.5 8.2
14 14.9 11.3
15 22.8 15.1
16 28.4 16.6
17 23.8 4.2
18 25.3 26.4
19 13.8 26.1
20 18.6 18.8
21 8.3 4.3
22 15.2 20.8
23 8.8 8.2
24 19.1 8.2
25 21.3 16.8
26 11.2 9.7
27 11.3 12.3
28 15.2 11.5
29 22.2 16.3
30 21.8 20.9
31 6.8 6.2
32 9.9 8.5
33 12.3 12.1
34 22.8 17.2
35 19.7 21.1
36 18.1 15.3
37 38.3 35.4
38 12.1 14.3
39 22.6 24.8
40 22.1 18.5
41 22.1 21.6
42 34.6 30.1
43 12.8 10.4
44 19.7 17.2
45 22.7 20.8
46 16.3 15.7
47 7.7 7.6
48 5.1 5.7
49 65.3 63.8
50 19.8 19.7
51 11.8 12.4
52 12.3 12.8

In: Statistics and Probability

1. Find a closed form expression for the MacLaurin series for f(x) = sinh(3x) 2. Find...

1. Find a closed form expression for the MacLaurin series for f(x) = sinh(3x)

2. Find a closed form expression for the Taylor series for f(x) = 4e2x expanded at a=3

In: Math

What are the interactions/connections between joint angles in open kinetic chain verse closed kinetic chain?  Explain this...

What are the interactions/connections between joint angles in open kinetic chain verse closed kinetic chain?  Explain this relationship using knee flexion in both an open and closed chain example.

In: Anatomy and Physiology

Sugar Ltd was involved in the following transactions during 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020...

Sugar Ltd was involved in the following transactions during 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 financial period.

  1. On 5 November 2019 the directors of the company decided to raise extra capital by issuing 2 million ordinary shares publicly at a price of $2 each share. The company received application monies of $4,800,000 for 2.4 million shares on 30 November.
  2. The company decided to allot shares to applicants on the basis of 10 shares for every 12 shares applied for on 30 December.
  3. On 30 December, the excess amounts paid on application were refunded to applicants after the allotment.
  4. The funds raised were transferred to the company’s business account.
  5. The company paid $300,000 interim dividends from prior retained earnings to ordinary shareholders on 7 February 2020.
  6. The company issued 280,000 bonus shares at a price of $2 per share from general reserve on 30 June 2020.
  7. The company earned $700,000 profit during the financial year ended 30 June 2020.

Required:

Provide journal entries to record the above transactions for 2019/2020 financial year. (Narrations are required)   

In: Finance

Sugar Ltd was involved in the following transactions during 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020...

Sugar Ltd was involved in the following transactions during 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 financial period.

  1. On 5 November 2019 the directors of the company decided to raise extra capital by issuing 2 million ordinary shares publicly at a price of $2 each share. The company received application monies of $4,800,000 for 2.4 million shares on 30 November.
  2. The company decided to allot shares to applicants on the basis of 10 shares for every 12 shares applied for on 30 December.
  3. On 30 December, the excess amounts paid on application were refunded to applicants after the allotment.
  4. The funds raised were transferred to the company’s business account.
  5. The company paid $300,000 interim dividends from prior retained earnings to ordinary shareholders on 7 February 2020.
  6. The company issued 280,000 bonus shares at a price of $2 per share from general reserve on 30 June 2020.
  7. The company earned $700,000 profit during the financial year ended 30 June 2020.

Required:

Provide journal entries to record the above transactions for 2019/2020 financial year. (Narrations are required)

In: Accounting

Question 1 Accounting for Equity                                     &

Question 1 Accounting for Equity                                                                   

Sugar Ltd was involved in the following transactions during 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 financial period.

  1. On 5 November 2019 the directors of the company decided to raise extra capital by issuing 2 million ordinary shares publicly at a price of $2 each share. The company received application monies of $4,800,000 for 2.4 million shares on 30 November.
  2. The company decided to allot shares to applicants on the basis of 10 shares for every 12 shares applied for on 30 December.
  3. On 30 December, the excess amounts paid on application were refunded to applicants after the allotment.
  4. The funds raised were transferred to the company’s business account.
  5. The company paid $300,000 interim dividends from prior retained earnings to ordinary shareholders on 7 February 2020.
  6. The company issued 280,000 bonus shares at a price of $2 per share from general reserve on 30 June 2020.
  7. The company earned $700,000 profit during the financial year ended 30 June 2020.

Required:

Provide journal entries to record the above transactions for 2019/2020 financial year. (Narrations are required)      

In: Accounting

Grouper Company began operations on January 2, 2019. It employs 9 individuals who work 8-hour days...

Grouper Company began operations on January 2, 2019. It employs 9 individuals who work 8-hour days and are paid hourly. Each employee earns 10 paid vacation days and 6 paid sick days annually. Vacation days may be taken after January 15 of the year following the year in which they are earned. Sick days may be taken as soon as they are earned; unused sick days accumulate. Additional information is as follows.

Actual Hourly
Wage Rate

Vacation Days Used
by Each Employee

Sick Days Used
by Each Employee

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

$8 $9 0 9 4 5


Grouper Company has chosen to accrue the cost of compensated absences at rates of pay in effect during the period when earned and to accrue sick pay when earned.

Compute the amounts of any liability for compensated absences that should be reported on the balance sheet at December 31, 2019 and 2020.

2019

2020

Vacation Wages Payable

$enter a dollar amount $enter a dollar amount

Sick Pay Wages Payable

$enter a dollar amount $enter a dollar amount

In: Accounting

Demeter is a single taxpayer. Her AGI in 2020 is $209,200. Demeter may claim a child...

Demeter is a single taxpayer. Her AGI in 2020 is $209,200. Demeter may claim a child tax credit for her daughter Persephone. What amount of child tax credit is Demeter entitled to claim after any applicable phase-out?

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In: Accounting

16. Draw and label a supply and demand diagram for the labor market. Then Awnser question...

16. Draw and label a supply and demand diagram for the labor market. Then Awnser question below

What is the effect of an increase in the minimum wage on the number of workers demanded? _______________ the number of workers supplied? _________________ the amount of unemployment?

17. What is a labor union and collective bargaining?_____

18. How do unions affect the unemployment rate if they raise union wages? ______

19. What is efficiency wage theory?_____

20. What are the reasons that explain why a firm may want to pay efficiency wages?______

In: Economics