Coastal Shores Inc. (CSI) was destroyed by Hurricane Fred on August 5, 2016. At January 1, CSI reported an inventory of $170,000. Sales from January 1, 2016, to August 5, 2016, totaled $480,000 and purchases totaled $195,000 during that time. CSI consistently marks up its products 60% over cost to arrive at a selling price. The estimated inventory loss due to Hurricane Fred would be:

Suppose the government enacts a stimulus program composed of $600 billion of new government spending and $300 billion of tax cuts for an economy currently producing a gdp of $14 comma 000 billion. if all of the new spending occurs in the current year and the government expenditure multiplier is 1.5, the expenditure portion of the stimulus package will add nothing percentage points of extra growth to the economy. (round your response to two decimal places.)

Which of the following is a competitive benefit experienced by the first mover firm in an industry? a. the first mover will be able to achieve a less steep learning curve. b. the first mover will be able to reduce the switching costs. c. the first mover will not have to patent its products or technology. d. the first mover will be able to reduce costs through economies of scale.

Draw, label and explain the circular flow model (cfm). include the following: firms, households, product market, and factor (or resource) market. who owns the productive resources? what are those resources? what payment does each type of resource earn? explain the two markets in the cfm and explain the roles that firms and household each play in the cfm.