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Economics Citizens and Residents Discussion 1. Late in the tax year, the Polks come to you for tax advice. They are considering selling some stock investments for a loss and making a contribution to a traditional IRA. In reviewing their situation, you note that they have large medical expenses and a casualty loss (in a…
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Economics Journal Alcohol and Alcoholism Essay It is generally assumed that alcohol consumption tends to make drinkers more impulsive. However, a recent study in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism may contradict this assumption. The study took a random sample of 76 male undergraduate students and divided them into three groups. One group remained sober; the…
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Finance and Economics in Health Care Essay Georgia State University Finance and Economics in Health Care Essay What would be your argument supporting tariffs? Address the concepts below within your essay submission. Define specific tariff, ad valorem tariff, and compound tariff. Explain how a tariff affects the welfare of a small…
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Forecasting Discussion – Forecasting provides very useful projections Forecasting provides very useful projections for established products and services, but newly introduced products and services have wildly different success results. Name and discuss at least one product and one service that exploded with exponential increase in demand shortly after their introduction. What about products and services…
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In 2019 the country of Farland has a current account deficit of $900 million.Farland’s capital account is in a $100 million surplus.In addition, Farland factors located in foreign countries earn $600 million.Farland has a trade deficit of $400 million.Assume that Farland neither gives nor receives unilateral transfers.Farland’s GDP is $8 billion. What happen to…
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The HR department is trying to fill a vacant position for a job with a small talent pool. Valid applications arrive every week or so, and the applicants all seem to bring different levels of expertise. For each applicant, the HR manager gathers information by trying to verify various claims on resumes, but some doubt…
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1. Selection of Countries for a Global Business and Strategies for Participation “Instead of selecting country-markets on the basis of stand-alone attractiveness, managers need to consider how participation in a particular country will contribute to globalization benefits and the global competitive position of the business.” Being a serious global player means much more than simply…
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Trucks at a single platform weigh-bridge arrive according to Poisson probability distribution. The time required to weigh the truck follows an exponential probability distribution. The mean arrival rate is 12 trucks per day, and the mean service rate is 18 trucks per day. Determine the following: 1. What is the probability that no trucks are…
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Federal Reserve Discussion – How does the Federal Reserve accomplish By law the Federal Reserve is required to monitor unemployment and inflation. Respond to the following components: How does the Federal Reserve accomplish these goals? What are the pros and cons of using contractionary and expansionary monetary policy tools under the following scenarios:…
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Economic Scenarios Questions Suppose that the economy is at full employment (our economy has reached its potential GDP or the maximum that we can normally produce). Now suppose that the Federal Government decides to decrease taxes. If we compare the long run price and GDP levels to the price and GDP levels that existed before…