Author Question: Suppose Betty spends her monthly allowance on buying computer games, watching movies, and ... (Read 72 times)

crobinson2013

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 535
Suppose Betty spends her monthly allowance on buying computer games, watching movies, and parasailing. If an increase in her monthly allowance increases her expenditure on parasailing activities we can say that:
 a. parasailing is an inferior good.
  b. computer games are inferior goods.
  c. parasailing is a normal good.
  d. computer games are normal goods.

Question 2

Accountants do not often report economic profits on income statements and balance sheets because:
 a. economic profits are exactly the same as accounting profits, and thus they do not need to be broken out in financial statements.
  b. the cost of capital, while easy to measure, is very difficult to report.
  c. it might make some firms look as though they possessed an unfair competitive advantage over other firms.
  d. the cost of equity capital is very difficult to measure, and opportunity costs vary from investor to investor.
  e. the concept of economic profit is not firmly established in economic theory.



SamMuagrove

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 312
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

d



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.

Did you know?

Approximately 70% of expectant mothers report experiencing some symptoms of morning sickness during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Did you know?

Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.

Did you know?

Malaria mortality rates are falling. Increased malaria prevention and control measures have greatly improved these rates. Since 2000, malaria mortality rates have fallen globally by 60% among all age groups, and by 65% among children under age 5.

Did you know?

Women are two-thirds more likely than men to develop irritable bowel syndrome. This may be attributable to hormonal changes related to their menstrual cycles.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library