Chapter 1: Bond Prices‚ Discount Factors and Arbitrage 1. Use this list of Treasury bond prices as of January 15‚ 2013 (which should be taken as the current date for all the questions below except for question 7) to derive the discount factors for cash flows to be received in 0.5‚ 1‚ 1.5 and 2 years. Bond Price 6.0s of 7/15/13 102-15+ 5.0s of 1/15/14 103-7 3/4 8.0s of 7/15/14 107-24 4.0s of 1/15/15 100-23 1/2 Answer: (a) To find d(0.5) The equation from the 6.0s of 15 July
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CHAPTER 2 BASIC CONCEPTS OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS AGGREGATES Introduction 2.1 Various concepts of national income and related aggregates used in national accounts connote a particular meaning which may not necessarily conform to the one used in common parlance. It is‚ therefore‚ necessary that these are made familiar to the users to enable them to appreciate these in right perspective. It is with this objective that it has been considered necessary to refer to these in this publication. The basic
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1 Income Inequality The rich‚ the middle class and the poor. These so-called "titles" are defining Americans today. What is income inequality and why is it a problem? Income inequality is the extent to which income is distributed in a population. In the United States‚ that gap between the poor and the rich has expanded immensely over the past ten years. Income inequality is a constantly debated topic today with different opinions and solutions; economists‚ writers‚ and politicians all have different
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Bike reported net income of $500‚000. For 2011‚ Bike reported net income of $800‚000. Dividends of $300‚000 were paid in each of these two years. 49. How much income did Harley report from Bike for 2010? A. $120‚000. B. $200‚000. C. $300‚000. D. $320‚000. E. $500‚000. 26. Under the equity method‚ when the company’s share of cumulative losses equals its investment and the company has no obligation or intention to fund such additional losses‚ which of the following statements is true? A. The
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average tax rates for a corporation with an income level of $100‚000? Taxes = (0.15 × $50‚000) + 0.25 × ($75‚000 − $50‚000) + 0.34 × ($100‚000 − $75‚000) = $22‚250 Marginal tax rate = 34% Average tax rate = $22‚250/$100‚000 = 0.2225 = 22.25% The year-end 2010 balance sheet of Brandex Inc. listed common stock and other paid-in capital at $1‚100‚000 and retained earnings at $3‚400‚000. The next year‚ retained earnings were listed at $3‚700‚000. The firm’s net income in 2011 was $900‚000. T here were no
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Racial discrimination is the main and ongoing problem in the social life of Americans. When we look at the gap of incomes between White and African Americans‚ we can see the inequality between these two groups. In general‚ whites have more annual earnings than their black counterparts in America. Lori Ann Campbell and Robert L. Kaufman emphasized that the wealth determinants‚ which are the indicators of socio-economic status‚ have effected more on Whites than Blacks. And even when society is organized
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Taxation Assignment Chpt1 #45 LO.5‚ 6 In March 2013‚ Jim asks you to prepare his Federal income tax returns for tax years 2010‚ 2011‚ and 2012. In discussing this matter with him‚ you discover that he also has not filed for tax year 2009. When you mention this fact‚ Jim tells you that the statute of limitations precludes the IRS from taking any action as to this year. a. Is Jim correct about the application of the statute of limitations? Why or why not? b. If Jim refuses to file for 2009‚ should
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Chapter 08 Business Income‚ Deductions‚ and Accounting Methods True / False Questions 1. The Internal Revenue Code authorizes deductions for trade or business activities if the expenditure is "ordinary and necessary". True False 2. Business activities are distinguished from personal activities in that business activities are motivated by the pursuit of profits. True False 3. The phase "ordinary and necessary" has been defined to mean that an expense must be essential and indispensable
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may be too quick to judge his idea of guarantee income will not work‚ I have some doubts. First‚ I wonder if people would come to consensus about which guarantee income program the country should choose. Murray’s version of guarantee income is that everyone gets a certain amount of income‚ and then the government should abolish all other social welfare programs. Such idea suffices the principle of equality‚ but it certainly overlooks the importance of equity. It is unimaginable that a person with
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Income Inequality in America Income inequality in the United States is the highest it has ever been since 1928‚ and when compared to most other developed countries the U.S. is more unequal in its monetary aspects (Desilver‚ 2014). To understand this statement it must first be addressed about what income inequality means. Income inequality is the unequal distribution of income whether it be through the number of jobs available or the wage in which a person earns for doing a certain job. This unequal
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