National Income Accounts (dollar figures are in billions) Expenditures for consumer goods and services $2,850
Exports $300
Government purchases of goods and services $810
Social Security taxes $295
Net investment $510
Indirect business taxes $445
Imports $450
Gross investment $700
Corporate income taxes $190
Personal income taxes $875
Corporate retained earnings $210
Net foreign factor income $0
Government transfer payments to households $780
Net interest payments to households $20
On the basis of Table 5.2, GDP is:.
A) $2,090 billion.
B) $4,210 billion.
C) $4,400 billion.
D) $4,020 billion.

The cook corporation has two divisions--east and west. the divisions have the following revenues and expenses: east west sales $ 603,000 $ 506,000 variable costs 231,000 300,000 traceable fixed costs 151,500 192,000 allocated common corporate costs 128,600 156,000 net operating income (loss) $ 91,900 $ (142,000 ) the management of cook is considering the elimination of the west division. if the west division were eliminated, its traceable fixed costs could be avoided. total common corporate costs would be unaffected by this decision. given these data, the elimination of the west division would result in an overall company net operating income (loss)

What could cause a production possibilities curve to move down and to the left? a.) a nation loses land after being defeated in a war. b.) an increase in the use of computer technology speeds up production c.) a baby boom 20 years ago results in a large number of young adults in the population today. d.) thousands of investors from overseas invest money in a nations economy.

Wisconsin snowmobile corp. is considering a switch to level production. cost efficiencies would occur under level production, and after tax costs would decline by $36,000, but inventory would increase by $300,000. wisconsin snowmobile would have to finance the extra inventory at a cost of 13.5 percent. a. determine the extra cost or savings of switching over to level production. should the company go ahead and switch to level production? b how low would interest rates need to fall before level production would be feasible?