Name -----------------------------------ID# -----------------------------------Public Finance Homework 2 Due in class – October 28 There are 20 multiple-choice questions‚ each is worth 5 points for a total of 100 points plus one extracredit question. Please‚ write with pen‚ print and staple this HW. I. Externalities Problem: Firms A and B each produce 80 units of pollution. The federal government wants to reduce pollution levels. The marginal costs associated with pollution reduction are MCA
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Question 1 (5 points) $100 today is worth the SAME as $100 tomorrow. Your Answer Score Explanation True False Correct 5.00 Correct. You understand time value Total 5.00 / 5.00 Question Explanation We have assumed that time value of money is positive. Question 2 (5 points) $100 invested for 10 years at 12% interest is worth more in FV terms than $200 invested for 10 years at 4% interest. Your Answer Score Explanation True Correct 5.00 Correct. You know the mechanics for calculating
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E-Business Ch. 6 – 10 Assignments Chapter 6 Questions 1) Is growth of the internet‚ in terms of users‚ expected to continue indefinitely? What will cause it to slow if anything? Internet growth is now currently slowing. This is because of computer costs. Unless the price of computers drop significantly the internet growth rate will continue to decline 3) Would you say that the Internet fosters or impedes social activity? Explain your position. I would say both. The Internet probably both
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Increasing government spending D) Increasing taxes on capital goods Answer: A 2) Assume that the full-employment level of output is $5000 billion and the natural unemployment rate is 5%. Suppose the current unemployment rate is 8%. What would be the current level of output according to Okun’s law (when the Okun’s law coefficient is 2)? A) $4500 billion B) $4700 billion C) $4900 billion D) $5300 billion Answer: B 4) Endogenous growth theory attempts to A) replace the Solow model with
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D) a large network of networks Answer: D Section Ref: The Internet and How It Works 2) The concept of the Internet was developed in response to the ________ War. A) Korean B) Vietnam C) Cold D) Gulf Answer: C Section Ref: The Origin of the Internet 3) The World Wide Web was based on a protocol developed by ________. A) Microsoft B) Apple C) Tim Berners-Lee D) the U.S. government Answer: C Section Ref: The Origin of the Internet 4) The "fathers" of the Internet are
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Problems: 8.1: Data for Newark General Hospital (In Millions of Dollar): | |Static Budget |Flexible Budget |Actual Result | |Revenues |4.7 |4.8 |4.5 | |Costs |4.1 |4.1 |4.2 | |Profits
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CHAPTER 13 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS: DETERMINATION OF GAIN OR LOSS‚ BASIS CONSIDERATIONS‚ AND NONTAXABLE EXHANGES SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEM MATERIALS | | | | |Status: | Q/P | |Question/ |Learning | | |Present |in Prior | |Problem |Objective |Topic
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4 | | | | | | THE MARKET FORCES OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND | | | OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND | | | SOLUTIONS TO TEXT PROBLEMS: Quick Quizzes 1. A market is a group of buyers (who determine demand) and a group of sellers (who determine supply) of a particular good or service. A perfectly competitive market is one in which there are many buyers and many sellers of an identical product so that each has a negligible impact on the market price. 2.
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Chapter 18 – Private Equity Impact on Corporations Q1. What are some measurable benefits from private equity ownership of corporations? Private equity portfolio companies have slightly higher management practices scores. Private equity– owned company management quickly adopts merit-based hiring‚ firing‚ pay‚ and promotion practices. These companies have tough evaluation metrics‚ which are focused on both short-term and long-run objectives‚ and the metrics are well understood by employees and
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each. Installation of the machine and the resulting increase in manufacturing capacity will require an increase in various net working capital accounts. It is estimated that the Sisyphean Corporation needs to hold 2% of its annual sales in cash‚ 4% of its annual sales in accounts receivable‚ 9% of its annual sales in inventory‚ and 5% of its annual sales in accounts payable. The firm is in the 35% tax bracket‚ and has a cost of capital of 10%. Calculate the total Free Cash Flows for each of
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