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the total expenditure on a basket of goods and services for year one was 20,000 and...

the total expenditure on a basket of goods and services for year one was 20,000 and for two was 20,400. Use this information to calculate the percentage rate of inflation rate for Years 2.



In: Economics

An insurance company estimates the probability of an earthquakein the next year to be 0.0014....

An insurance company estimates the probability of an earthquake in the next year to be 0.0014. They estimate the average damage done by an earthquake to be $60,000. The company offers earthquake insurance for $100 per year, and when damage occurs, the company pays the full price to the customer. Suppose you are working for the company and want to plan for their future finicalness.

A. What is the expected value of the insurance company's pay out to a customer in a year?

B. What is the expected value of the insurance company's profit from each customer in a year?

In: Statistics and Probability

A total of $3,700 in supplies was purchased during the year. Bythe end of the...

A total of $3,700 in supplies was purchased during the year. By the end of the year, the company had used $2,200 of the supplies. The adjusting entry needed at the end of the year is:

Multiple Choice

  • debit Supplies $2,200; credit Supplies Expense $2,200

  • debit Supplies Expense $1,500; credit Supplies $1,500

  • debit Supplies Expense $2,200; credit Supplies $2,200

  • debit Supplies Expense $3,700; credit Supplies $3,700

In: Accounting

The prepaid insurance account had a balance of $7,000 at the beginning of the year

Adjusting Entries for Prepaid Insurance

The prepaid insurance account had a balance of $7,000 at the beginning of the year. The account was debited for $24,000 for premiums on policies purchased during the year. Journalize the adjusting entry required under each of the following alternatives for determining the amount of the adjustment:

a. The amount of unexpired insurance applicable to future periods is $8,500.


Insurance Expense


Prepaid Insurance

b. The amount of insurance expired during the year is $22,500.


Insurance Expense


Prepaid Insurance


In: Accounting

The balance in the prepaid insurance account, before adjustment at the end of the year, is...

The balance in the prepaid insurance account, before adjustment at the end of the year, is $27,000. Journalize the adjusting entry required under each of the following alternatives for determining the amount of the adjustment:

a. The amount of insurance expired during the year is $20,250.

* Insurance expense = $20,250

* Prepaid Insurance = ?

b. The amount of unexpired insurance applicable to future periods is $6,750.

* Insurance expense = ?

* Prepaid Insurance = $20,250

In: Accounting

A special insurance policy pays $1000 at the end of the year of death for the...

A special insurance policy pays $1000 at the end of the year of death for the first 5 years and $500 at the end of the year of death for the next 5 years. Mortality follows the Illustrative Life Table and i = 0.06.

Calculate the actuarial present value of a policy on (50).

(Answer is 44.71 but idk how to get there)

In: Statistics and Probability

If the federal poverty level for a family of three is $20,000 in a given year,...

If the federal poverty level for a family of three is $20,000 in a given year, what is the maximum amount that family can earn and still be eligible for subsidies on the health insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act?

In: Economics

Demand is projected to be 600 units for the first half of the year and 900...

Demand is projected to be 600 units for the first half of the year and 900 units for the second half. The monthly holding cost is $2 per unit, and it costs $55 to process an order. Assuming that monthly demand will be level during each of the six-month periods covered by the forecast (e.g., 100 per month for each of the first six months), determine an order size that will minimize the sum of ordering and carrying costs for each of the six-month periods.

In: Operations Management

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

The adjusting entry for accrued fees was omitted at the end of the current year.


The adjusting entry for accrued fees was omitted at the end of the current year. Indicate which items will be in error, because of the omission, on (a) the income statement for the current year and (b) the balance sheet at the end of the year. Also indicate whether the Items in error will be overstated or understated. 


a. Income Statement 

Revenues 

Expenses 

Net Income 

b. Balance Sheet 

Assets 

Liabilities 

Owner's equity

In: Accounting