If a country has a working-age population of 200 million, 135 million people with jobs, and 15 million people unemployed and seeking employment, then its labor force is

In 2010 the federal government reduced the Social Security Tax withholding rate from 12.4 percent (6.2 percent on both the employer and employee) to 8.4 percent (4.2 percent on both the employer and employee) on the wages of all workers.

If the inflation rate is 6 percent and the nominal interest rate is 4 percent, then the real interest rate is A. 1.5 percent, which is the ratio of the nominal interest rate to the inflation rate. B.

Dubois inc. has completed the purchase of new dell computers. the fair value of the equipment is $824,150.

Fifo is preferred when purchase costs are rising and managers have incentives to report higher income for reasons such as bonus plans, job security, and reputation. a. True b. False

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Assume that the banking system has total reserves of $100 billion. Assume also that required reserves are 10 percent of checking deposits, and that banks hold no excess reserves and households hold no currency. a.

Repbulic LLC exchanged land used in its business for some new land to be used in the business. Republic LLC originally purchased the land it exchanged for $37,500. The new land had a fair market value of $39,750.

Jacob chose to spend the afternoon swimming rather than going to the movies any value given up from not going to the movies is the

In a survey of consumers aged 12 and older, respondents were asked how many cell phones were in use by the household. (no two respondents were from the same household.

As a manager of a department store, you must deal with a variety of business transactions. Place the letter of each of the following transactions next to the effect it has on the accounting equation. a.