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    Income Inequality

    Briedly discuss the major causes of income inequality. What factors have contributed to greater income inequality since 1970?

    Gross National Product

    What are the components of Gross National Product (GNP)? How does it understate aggregate production in Third World countries where substantial economic production may be consumed directly and thus not reach markets where it can be measured? Finally, is per capita income (PCI) a good measure of the level of living people enjoy

    Microeconomics

    1.In perfect competition, which is the case? a. A firm can influence the price of the good b. there are many sellers c. there are restrictions to entry d. all firms sell a slightly different product 2.A firm should continue to produce as long as its a. average total revenue exceeds its average total cost b. average

    Government expenses

    Please help answer the following problem. Assume the following open economy C = 300 + 0.80(Y - 125) I = 150 G = 250 X =115 M = 125+.05Y a. Determine (solve for) the equilibrium level of income or GDP (Y). b. Determine the impact on income of a 50 increase in government spending from 250 to 300. c. U

    Economic Efficiency: Cost Data and Equal Distribution

    Please help with these questions: Please see attached. Congratulations! You have just been promoted to a new position at the Tootsie Roll Company. In your new position, you have been asked by the accounting department to provide them with some cost data. The basis for your report is a table that was begun by your predecess

    Please provide reformulated balance sheet and income statement

    1-) Please provide reformulated balance sheet and income statement... a) The following numbers were extracted from a balance sheet (in million) : __________________________________________________ Operating assets $547 Financial Assets $145 Total Liabilities $322 ________________

    Net Income for Business Expenses

    Cash and Accrual Methods. Carmen opens a retail store. Her sales during the first year are $600,000, of which $30,000 has not been collected at year-end. Her purchases are $400,000. She still owes $20,000 to her suppliers, and at year-end she has $50,000 of inventory on hand. She incurred operating expenses of $160,000. At year-

    Contribution Format Income Statement

    See problem attached. Income Statement: Total Per Unit Sales (7,900 units) $207,770 $26.3 Variable expenses 138,250 17.5 Contribution margin 69,520 $8.8 Fixed expenses 54,300 Net operating income $15,220 Prepare a new contribution format income statement under each of the following conditions (consider each ca

    Transfer Payments

    Define: a- Transfer payments, and b- Explain why they are not included in the government purchases part of the GDP accounts

    About markets and Institutions

    Why is a system of well-defined and enforceable property rights crucial when a country is converting to a market-based system of resource allocation? Can someone please explain this to me. Thank You.

    Microeconomics

    1. Do you think exceptionally high pay to CEO's is economically justified? Why or Why not?. 2. A. Should a nation's income be distributed to its members according to their contributions to the members' needs? Should society attempt to equalize income or economic opportunities? Are the issues of equity and equality in the dis

    Somalia: Anarchy Breeds Piracy

    Why and how are the Pirates pirating? (Economic) Explain what is behind the reason for this piracy. Mostly an economic need to take on the risk of pirating as jobs is not present in Somalia? I need some general notes and a direction to build on.

    BurnU Appliances has sales and net income

    1. BurnU Appliances has sales of $10,000,0, net income of $450,000, total assets of $4,000,000, and stockholders equity of $2,000,000. P71 a. What is the profit margin? b. What is the return on assets? c. What is the return on equity? Please show work

    Return On Investment (ROI) and Residual Income..

    A family friend has asked your help in analyzing the operations of three anonymous companies operating in the same service sector industry. Supply the missing data in the table below. Show the formulas used: Company A B C Sales $400,000 $750

    Control mechanisms

    I need to Examine the positive and negative reactions to the use of the following control mechanisms in American Express. 1- Balance sheet 2- Return on Investment 3- Revenue Growth 4- Liquidity Report In 300 words If you used an electronic source, include the URL. If you used a printed source please attach a copy of

    Diluted EPS

    Please see the attached file.: EPS COMPUTATION OF BASIC AND DILUTED EPS Edmund Halvor of the controller's office of East Aurora Corporation was given the assignment of determining the basic and diluted earnings per share values for the eyar ending december 31, 2007. Halvor has compiled the information listed below:

    Theory of Individual Behavior

    An internal study at Mimeo (mfg of low end photo copiers), revealed that much of its workers assembles 3 copiers per hour and is paid $3 for each assembled. There is no supervisor, but there is a quality control rep who verifies the quality of each copier before the worker is paid. Your supervisor wants you to evaluate a plan

    GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and its components

    Find data on GDP and its components and compute the percentage of GDP for the following components for 1950, 1980 and 2005: A) Personal consumption expenditures B) Gross private domestic investment C) Government purchases D) Net exports E) National defense purchases F) State and Local Purchases G) Imports To find dat

    Bascom Bakery Inc. Net Income

    During 2007, Bascom Bakery Inc. paid out $21,750 of common dividends. It ended the year with $187,500 of retained earnings versus the prior year's retained earnings of $132,250. How much net income did the firm earn during the year?

    Future Value of Savings

    You are planning to save some money. Out of your yearly income you will deposit a fixed amount (you can use any percent 4%, 5%, 6% or 8% of your salary) per semester at a nominal rate of 8% per year compounded each 6 months during 5 years. After the fifth year, the interest rate will change to 6% per year compounded each 6 month

    Computing Annual Consumption

    Suppose that Jim goes to work at age 25, earns an average $40,000 a year for 40 years. He inherits $320,000 when he starts working. He expects to live to be 75. (A) Calculate on average how much Jim consumes per year, the ratio of his annual consumption to annual income, and his annual savings rate. (B) Suppose now that Ji

    Borrowing and interest rates

    In three or four sentences, explain whether each of the following statements is True, False or Uncertain. No points will be given for an undefended answer. Illustrate your answer with a properly labeled diagram where appropriate.

    Let commodity 1 be bottled water, measured in gallons.

    Let commodity 1 be bottled water, measured in gallons. Commodity 2 denotes plain tap water, also measured in gallons. A. Samantha places no premium on commodity 1; that is, she regards a unit of the first good as no different - not better and not worse - than a unit of the second good. Draw a typical indifference curve for Sa

    Income effects and substitution effects

    After Iraq invaded Kuwait, gasoline prices rose dramatically--up to 50%. There were many effectrs of the increased price of gasoline. Explain the following effects in terms of the income effect, substitution effect, or both effects: a. people drove less and purchased less gas b. people ate out less often c. people had mo

    gross domestic product..

    In a simple economy suppose that all income is either compensation of employees or profits. Suppose also that there are no indirect taxes. Calculate gross domestic product from the following set of numbers. Show that the expenditure approach and the income approach add up to the same figure. Consumption $ 5,0

    ABC Inc., rents equipment to customers ranging from

    I am having problems with the numbers adding up correctly. Please see attached. Thanks, ABC Inc., rents equipment to customers ranging from homeowners to large construction companies. The financial information shown below was gathered from its accounting records for 2006. Assume any increase or