Income Elasticity of Demand Income elasticity of demand may be defined as the ratio or proportionate change in the quantity demanded of a commodity to a given proportionate change in the income. In short‚ it indicates the extent to which demand changes with a variation in consumer’s income. Practical application of income elasticity of demand 1. Helps in determining the rate of growth of the firm. If the growth rate of the economy and income growth of the people is reasonably forecasted‚ in that
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The subject of inequality has been realized in many spheres of life. The education sector is not an exception. Educational inequality is the disparity seen in learning efficacy and results as encountered by students with varying backgrounds. Efficacy in education is mainly determined through test scores‚ grades‚ college entrance statistics‚ drop-our rates and the completion rates amongst learners in college. Most of the education inequality seen today comes from economic differences that usually
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capital gain and taxable income of $35‚000. If taxpayer collects the entire $10‚000 during the current year‚ $8‚000 needs to be included in gross income. True False 4. A cash basis taxpayer must include as income the proceeds from the sale of an account receivable to a collection agency. True False 5. If an account receivable written off during a prior year is subsequently collected during the current year‚ the amount collected must be included in the gross income of the current year
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Globalization and Inequality Is there a link between globalization and global inequality? Some scholars avoid giving a definite answer to this question. As effects of globalization vary with countries’ population‚ geographical location‚ and history‚ “the causal link between globalization and global inequality is very difficult to make” (Milanovic 11). Many mainstream economists‚ however‚ argue that globalization is not the culprit for global wealth gap: the followings are brief summaries of three
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dividends account is closed to the Income Summary account in order to properly determine net income (or loss) for the period. 10. After closing entries have been journalized and posted‚ all temporary accounts in the ledger should have zero balances. 11. Closing revenue and expense accounts to the Income Summary account is an optional bookkeeping procedure. 12. Closing the dividends account to Retained Earnings is not necessary if net income is greater than dividends during
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NCOME-TAX ACT‚ 1961* [43 OF 1961] [AS AMENDED BY FINANCE ACT‚ 2012] An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to income-tax and super-tax BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows :— CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short title‚ extent and commencement. 11. 2(1) This Act may be called the Income-tax Act‚ 1961. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) Save as otherwise provided in this Act‚ it shall come into force on the 1st day of April‚ 1962. Definitions
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As per the Income Tax Act‚ 1961 where a person dies‚ his legal representatives shall be liable to pay any sum which the deceased would have been liable to pay if he had not died‚ in the similar manner and to the same extent as the deceased. As per section 159 of the Income Tax Act‚ 1961 (Act)‚ even when a person dies‚ the assessment of his income is to be done upto the time of his death. So‚ the legal representative of the deceased has to file the income tax return for the income on which the deceased
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JUSTUS-LIEBIGUNIVERSITÄT GIESSEN Andreas Bausch / Barbara E. Weißenberger / Marcus Blome Is market value-based residual income a superior performance measure compared to book value-based residual income? Working Paper 1 / 2003 – Arbeitspapiere Industrielles Management und Controlling – Herausgeber: Professur für Betriebswirtschaftslehre mit dem Schwerpunkt Industrielles Management und Controlling (Prof. Dr. Barbara E. Weißenberger) Justus-Liebig-Universität‚ Gießen http://wiwi
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In the study of inequality‚ we can view the role of politics and values on different levels. The role of politics is viewed different based on the society that is being looked at and the values are based on what they people want and what isn’t being meet at the frequency that is expected. Inequality is faced on a daily basis‚ from gender to race. Politics plays a major role in inequality. It shows that people who have money have more influence. Essentially‚ it can be seen that many societies are
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Reasons why women live longer then men It is an accepted fact of life that men enjoy certain physical advantages over women. Men are stronger‚ taller‚ faster and less likely to be overweight‚ but they have then tendency to die before their female counterparts. Their date rate is higher than women in many different societies. Women‚ as a group‚ live longer than men. In all developed countries and most undeveloped ones‚ women outlive men‚ sometimes by a margin of as much as 10 years. In the U.S.‚ life
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