Bob purchased a truck for $53,000 with a residual value of $26,000 and a life expectancy of 5 years; using straight-line depreciation, the amount of the depreciation adjustment for the first year would be:

When a government sees that local industry is threatened by imports, it can threaten to erect import barriers to stop or reduce these imports. this is an example of a driver of international business activity?

You are at a holiday dinner with your family. your relative makes the argument that the u. s. economy is resurgent and has recovered from the great recession of 2007 – 2009. economic growth, as measured by gdp, has been increasing from one quarter to the next. you beg to differ. how would you structure your argument with your relative? hint: you should think about two things, the accuracy of gdp measures, and whether gdp should be considered a comprehensive measure of a countries well-being.

You are the new chief information officer for the video-game developer, necturus games. the company has recently undergone a major expansion of its primary product, and you must staff up the is department and determine the best way to develop new game "capsules" for the game, "escape velocity."