Week 6 Homework Solutions Question 3 Explain how built-in (or automatic) stabilizers work. What are the differences between proportional‚ progressive‚ and regressive tax systems as they relate to an economy’s built-in stability? Answer In a phrase‚ “net tax revenues vary directly with GDP.” When GDP is rising‚ so are tax collections‚ both income taxes and sales taxes. At the same time‚ government payouts—transfer payments such as unemployment compensation and welfare—are decreasing. Since net
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Problem 6-36 1. Machine supplies: $102‚000 / 34‚000 DLH = $3/hr January: 23‚000 DLH x $3 = $69‚000 Depreciation: Fixed at $15‚000 2. Plant maintenance cost: | March | January | | (34‚000 hrs) | (23‚000hrs) | Total cost*Less: Machine Supplies DepreciationPlant maintenance | $ 586‚000(102‚000) (15‚000)$ 469‚000 | $ 454‚000(69‚000) (15‚000)$ 370‚000 | *Excludes supervisory labor cost Variable maintenance cost
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The sweat lodge is a key healing and spiritual practice of most‚ if not all‚ Native American cultures. A variant of the sweat lodge is seen in those cultures from the artic to South America. It can be seen as a form of water therapy as it uses extreme heat and water to produce its effects. Specifically I will explain my personal journey and experience as a participant of a Mohawk sweat lodge. Each tribe has its own unique way of performing the sweat even if they all share the same base upon which
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1. Background of Flash Memory. Inc Flash memory was founded in San Jose‚ California in the late 1990s. In 2010‚ there are six individuals held the top management positions‚ comprised the board of directors‚ and owned the entire equity in the firm.Flash specialized in the design and manufacture of solid state drives (SSDs)and memory modules which comprised the fastest growing segment in the overall memory industry. SSDS market is huge and intensely competitive which reflects in product offerings‚
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Forever in Sweat “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston is a story of power between a couple. The characters are executed perfectly on how their own behaviors of power either worked against them or worked in favor of them. “It will come back to haunt you”‚ is a perfect example my mother told me if I tried to get revenge on a friend. My mother would say‚ “do not wish anything bad or do anything to someone else you do not want happening to you.” This is a great quote I have lived by throughout my teenage and
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helping them‚ and just being around them. So when I first agreed with corporations who use child labor I shocked myself completely. After examining two articles; one "The Case for Sweatshops"‚ by David R. Henderson‚ and two "Sweatshops or a Shot at a Better Life"‚ by Cathy Young‚ I came to the conclusion that in some cases when young children work under proper conditions it can keep them out of the streets and be helpful to them and their families. The lives of people in some third world countries
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Section II. Building the Business Plan: Beginning Considerations Chapter 3 Designing a Competitive Business Model and Building a Solid Strategic Plan Part 1: Learning Objectives 1. Understand the importance of strategic management to a small business. 2. Explain why and how a small business must create a competitive advantage in the market. 3. Develop a strategic plan for a business using the nine steps in the strategic planning process. 4. Discuss the characteristics of three basic
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SOLUTIONS FOR MULTIPLE‑CHOICE QUESTIONS 6.24 a. Correct Risk is high when the company always estimates the inventory but never takes a complete physical count. b. Incorrect Risk is low when the petty cash box is always locked in the desk of the custodian. c. Incorrect Risk is low when management has published a company code of ethics and sends frequent communication newsletters about it. d. Incorrect Risk is low when the board of directors reviews and approves all investment transactions. 6.25
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McGraw-Hill/Irwin Retailing Management‚ McGraw-Hill/Irwin Retailing Management‚ Computer Source: 44 outlets 1-3 1-4 Chapter 1 Introduction to the World of Retailing McGraw-Hill/Irwin Retailing Management‚ 1-6 The World of Retailing Introduction to Retailing Types of Retailers Multi-Channel Retailing Customer Buying Behavior 1-7 Questions ■ ■ ■ ■ What is retailing? What do retailers do? Why is retailing important in our society? What career
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Lyndee Hudson Sister T. Willburn English 335 7 June 2013 Realism in Zora Neale Hurston’s “Sweat” In Zora Neale Hurston’s short story “Sweat” the author uses rhythm and repetition to shape her theme of survival and empowerment by simulating labored and conscious footsteps‚ rhythmic pounding of sledge hammers along a chain gang‚ and the loud beats of an anxious and overworked heart. This rhythm and repetition builds tension as Delia‚ the protagonist‚ finds within herself the strength necessary
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