Based on the following data, would you recommend buying or renting? Rental Costs Buying Costs Annual rent $ 7,930 Annual mortgage payments $ 10,750 (9,850 is interest) Insurance $ 200 Property taxes $ 2,000 Security deposit $ 1,200 Down payment/closing costs $ 5,600 Growth in equity $ 900 Insurance/maintenance $ 1,600 Estimated annual appreciation $ 2,250 Assume an after-tax savings interest rate of 5 percent and a tax rate of 26 percent. Assume this individual has other tax deductions that exceed the standard deduction amount. a. Calculate total rental cost and total buying cost. b. Would you recommend buying or renting?

Which of the following results from outsourcing jobs from the united states to other countries? a. increasing exports out the united states. b. lower wages for u. s. workers. c. reduced immigration to the united states. d. subsidies for goods made in the united states. 2b2t

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

True or flase? a. new technological developments can us adapt to depleting sources of natural resources. b. research and development funds from the government to private industry never pay off for the country as a whole; they only increase the profits of rich corporations. c. in order for fledgling industries in poor nations to thrive, they must receive protection from foreign trade. d. countries with few natural resources will always be poor. e. as long as real gdp (gross domestic product) grows at a slower rate than the population, per capita real gdp increases.