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Question 4 a) The demand for cameras in a certain country is given by D=8000-30P, where...

Question 4

a)
The demand for cameras in a certain country is given by D=8000-30P, where P is the price of a camera. Supply by domestic camera producers is S=4000+
10P. If this economy opens to trade while the world price of a camera is$50, what will be the quantity of cameras that this country imports or exports?
A. 2000 exports
B. 3000 exports
C. 2000 imports
D. 3000imports

b)
Suppose Australia has an annual 6%inflation rate,while the annual growth rate of the nominal exchange rate,expressed in euros per Australian dollar,is 4%. If purchasing power parity holds,what is the annual inflation rate in the Eurozone?
A. 10%
B .6%
C. 0%
D. 4%

c)
The demand for Australian dollars in the foreign exchange market equals 14000-3000e and the supply of Australian dollars in the foreign exchange market equals 2000+2000e,where e is the nominal exchange rate expressed in euros per Australian dollar.If the Australian dollar is fixed at 3 euros per Australian dollar,then to maintain this fixed rate,what action is required by the Reserve Bank of Australia in the foreign exchange market?
A. sell 3000 dollars and purchase euros
B .purchase 3000 dollars and sell euros
C. purchase 9000 dollars and sell euros
D. sell 9000 dollars and purchase euros


d)
Which of the following is a debit item in the Australian current account?
A. An Australian consulting company receives payment from an overseas firm
B. An Australian company pays for consulting services from an overseas firm
C. The tuition paid by overseas students at an Australian university
D. The sale of wool to ltaly

In: Economics

The following are the trial balance and the other information related to Bruce Sheffield, who operates...

The following are the trial balance and the other information related to Bruce Sheffield, who operates a construction hauling business.

SHEFFIELD
TRIAL BALANCE
DECEMBER 31, 2020

Debit

Credit

Cash $35,500
Accounts Receivable 50,800
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $2,650
Supplies 3,080
Prepaid Insurance 1,400
Equipment 34,500
Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment 4,500
Notes Payable 8,400
Owner’s Capital 45,700
Service Revenue 103,610
Rent Expense 6,500
Salaries and Wages Expense 30,900
Utilities Expenses 1,320
Office Expense 860

$164,860

$164,860

1. Fees received in advance from clients $4,400.
2. Services performed for clients that were not recorded by December 31, $4,300.
3. Equipment is being depreciated at 8% per year.
4. Bad debt expense for the year is $1,490.
5. Insurance expired during the year $500.
6. Sheffield gave the bank a 90-day, 5% note for $8,400 on December 1, 2020.
7. Rent of the building is $500 per month. The rent for 2020 has been paid, as has that for January 2021.
8. Office salaries and wages earned but unpaid December 31, 2020, $1,440.


Sheffield withdrew $14,000 cash for personal use during the year.

1-From the trial balance and other information given, prepare annual adjusting entries as of December 31, 2020.

2-Prepare an income statement for 2020.

3-Prepare a statement of owner’s equity for 2020.

4-Prepare a classified balance sheet for 2020.

In: Accounting

Calculate the number of joules that can be obtained from the fissioning of 1 kg of...

Calculate the number of joules that can be obtained from the fissioning of 1 kg of Uranium-235 (U-235), assuming 198 MeV average energy release per fission.

a) How much energy can be obtained from the U-235 in 1 kg of natural uranium?

b) Calculate how much energy, in joules, can be obtained from burning 1 kg of coal.

c) What is the total energy contained in the US resources of coal and U-235?

In: Chemistry

Current (annualised) US Treasury spot rates are as follows: 6 months 1 year 18 months 2...

Current (annualised) US Treasury spot rates are as follows:

6 months 1 year 18 months 2 years
0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7%

Derive six-monthly forward rates, including six- months forward rate 6 month from now - 0.5f0.5, six-month forward rate 12 months from now - 1f0.5, and six-months forward rate 18 months from now - 1.5f0.5 for the bond. Show calculations. (4.5 marks)

In: Finance

In a study of 1910 schoolchildren in Australia, 1050 children indicated that they normally watch TV...

In a study of 1910 schoolchildren in Australia, 1050 children indicated that they normally watch TV before school in the morning. (Interestingly, only 35% of the parents said their children watched TV before school!)

(a)

Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of Australian children who say they watch TV before school. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)

(_____,________)
What assumption about the sample must be true for the method used to construct the interval to be valid?(b)

The 1910 schoolchildren used in the study formed a random sample from the population of children in Australia who normally watch TV before school in the morning.

The 1050 children who indicated that they normally watch TV before school in the morning formed a random sample from the population of schoolchildren in Australia.    

The 1910 schoolchildren used in the study formed a random sample from the population of schoolchildren in Australia.

The 1050 children who indicated that they normally watch TV before school in the morning formed a random sample from the population of children in Australia who normally watch TV before school in the morning.

In: Math

Hi Sir Please I would that you revise the letter below. Thank you The following document...

Hi Sir

Please I would that you revise the letter below.

Thank you

The following document may contain errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, abbreviation, number style, word division, and vocabulary.

TO: all.employees

SUBJECT: Health insurance—Changes

Unlike many companies, Bright Manufacturing has always paid a hundred % of medical car insurance for it’s employees, absorbing the recent 10–20 percent annual cost increases in order to provide this important benefit. This year; Blue Cross gave us some terrible news: the cost increase for our employee’s medical coverage would be a staggering fourty percent per month next year

To mange the increase and continue to offer you and your family highquality medical coverage we have negotiated several changes with Blue Cross; a new cost saving alternative is also being offered by us:

Under the Blue Cross Plus plan, copay amounts for office visits will be ten dollars next year/ $50 for emergency room visits. 80 % of employees’ insurance coverage (including 10 percent of the cost increase) will be paid by Bright next year and 100 % of the prescription drug costs (including a 23 percent cost increase). The remaining twenty percent of medical coverage will be deducted by us monthly from your salary, if you choose to remain on a Blue Cross Plus plan. We realize this is alot, but its still less than many companies charge their employees.

A fully paid alternative health plan, Blue Cross HMO, will now be provided by Bright at no cost to employees. But be warned that there is a deadline. If you want to switch to this new plan you must do so during our open enrollment period, Nov. 20 to December 1, and we will not consider applications for the change after that time so don’t get your forms in late.

There are forms available in the Human Resources office for changing your coverage. They must be returned between November 20 and December 1. If you wish to remain on a Blue Cross Plus policy, you do not need to notify us; payroll deductions for company employees on the plan will occur automatic beginning January first.

If you have questions, please call our new Medical Benefits Information line at ext. 3392. Our Intranet sight will also provide you easy with information about health care coverage online if you click the “Medical Benefits” icon. Since our founding in 1946, we have provided our company employees with the best medical coverage available. We all hate rising costs and although things are looking bleak for the future but we’re doing all we can do to hold on to this helpful benefit for you.

Lucinda Goodman, Benefits Mangr., Human resources

In: Accounting

Which of the following is a strong ethical or philosophical issue around the development of artificial...

Which of the following is a strong ethical or philosophical issue around the development of artificial intelligence?

Select one:

A. AI rights within society; For example, if an AI killed a human, would the developer be punished or the AI? If the AI, what would that punishment look like? Another example: if AI have emotions based in experience, do they have the right to express those emotions? If an AI is feeling frustrated at the inability to complete a task, do they have the right to express frustration through tears, freaking out, or pouting? Would this change the way they interact with humans?

B. Are AI able/allowed to have sexual experiences, romantic relationships (with other AI or humans), spirituality, and altered states of consciousness?

C. The potential for AI to enslave or eliminate the human species; If AI has the potential to become much more intelligent than humans and it analysis threats to the Earth's existence, it could determine that humanity is the greatest threat and enslave us or eliminate us. How do we prevent that from happening? Or, is it valid for AI to identify us as a threat and seek the upper hand?

D. All of the above

In: Psychology

this is for a budget and analysis class at PBA WALMART VS. TARGET Wal-Mart's business operations...

this is for a budget and analysis class at PBA

WALMART VS. TARGET

Wal-Mart's business operations are 4 times the scope of rival Target. But, which company is financially healthier?

1. Let's retrieve the latest annual financial statements for each corporation and then calculate the profitability, liquidity, and solvency ratios for the two giant retailers. (See the syllabus for guidance to retrieve the latest financial statements for these companies; or see "Notes" below.)

2. After calculating the profitability, liquidity, solvency, and efficiency ratios, create some sort of formatted (Word document using the Table function, excel spreadsheet, etc.) that will enable us to easily make "head-to-head" comparisons of the various ratios.

There is no need to recreate the Income Statement and Balance Sheet financial statements for the companies; just print off the Yahoo documents for your use. But, do create a 3 columned "table" that lists the ratios in the left column, one of the companies in the middle column, and the other company in the right column. And, use the various financial statement numbers as well as the ratio result. For example, list "net income/revenue" in the left column and then, for instance, $2,222/$6,666 = 33% (not just 33%) in say the middle column, and then, for instance, $3,333/$5,555 = 60% (not just cite 60%).   

3. Which company seems to be healthier? (Defend your conclusion.)

4. Submit your ratio calculations, answer, and explanation.

Notes on retrieving latest financial statements:

a. Access https://finance.yahoo.com

b. Then, in the box (search field) next to Yahoo, type in Wal-Mart (or Target) to get a drop down menu of options; top menu item should be the symbol selection you need to get the needed company pages to appear (WMT and TGT, I believe)

c. Then, click on the "Financials" tab from among the several tab options

d. Using the available tabs, access and then print off the annual data for Income Statement and then Balance Sheet.

e. Notice language in the financial statement formats; for example, "sales" is cited as "revenue", "COGS" is noted as "cost of reveue", "profit" is cited as "net income", "owners' equity" is cited as "total equity", and so on. But, the placement of information in the financial statements should suggest what the meanings of the labels are. (When in doubt, ask me/us. :-) )

In: Finance

One criticism of employer provided health insurance in the U.S. is that it is tax preferred....

One criticism of employer provided health insurance in the U.S. is that it is tax preferred. Why is this a point of criticism? Who benefits most from this policy? Who doesn’t?

In: Economics

The table to the right shows the results of a survey in which 2600 adults from...

The table to the right shows the results of a survey in which 2600 adults from Country​ A, 1117 adults from Country​ B, and 1091 adults from Country C were asked if human activity contributes to global warming. Complete parts​ (a), (b), and​ (c).

a) Construct a 90​% confidence interval for the proportion of adults from Country Upper A who say human activity contributes to global warming.
(b) Construct a 90​% confidence interval for the proportion of adults from Country Upper B who say human activity contributes to global warming.
c) Construct a 90​% confidence interval for the proportion of adults from Country Upper C who say human activity contributes to global warming.

Table:
CountryPercentage
Country A: 70%
Country B: 88%
Country C: 92%

In: Statistics and Probability