QUESTION 1.
Some of the fiscal solutions that Davidson mentions tweaking in a bid to cut government spending multiple subtle ways <span>are as follows:
I. R</span>aise social security retirement age
II. Reduce medicare for wealthy seniors
III. Raise medical <span>healthcare contributions
</span>QUESTION 2.
According to Davidson, the republican and the democrat philosophies are two fundamentally different economic philosophies that impact the debt crisis faced by the United States. In his opinion, the republicans want a system in which the government’s only job should be to create an efficient society, whereas the Democrats aim at making sure that everyone lives in an “equitable, fair society”. I think I would agree more with the Democrat philosophy because equity and fairness to everyone is<span> a key public value outcome in every society.
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QUESTION 3.
<span>The two fiscal issues that are hyper-partisan are as follows:
I. </span>Military defense spending.
II. I<span>ssues of taxes
</span>- The parties are so divided chiefly because they have extreme opposites points of view on several issues.
- On the issues, I lean towards the Democrat view.
QUESTION 4.
Towards the end of his talk, Davidson says he fears that the longer we delay any solution, the more the world will look to the U.S. not as the bedrock of stability in the global economy, but as a place that can't resolve its own fights. He explains that the higher interest rates are going to be, the quicker we're going to have to face a day of horrible calamity.
Answer:
The answer is E.
Explanation:
Total payment from customers is:
$537,400 + $737,500
= $1,274,900
Weighted average delay from customer A is:
($537,400/$1,274,900) x 3
=1.26 days
Weighted average delay from customer B is:
($737,500/$1,274,900) x 1
=0.58 day
Therefore, total weighted average delay is:
1.26 days + 0.58 day
=1.84days
Answer:
Option A: Must be calculated on earned income as well as adjusted gross income in some cases
Explanation:
Earned Income Credit also abbreviated to EIC is known to be a refundable tax credit. It is usually for qualified (low-income) taxpayers who have earned income such as wages.
Earned income are simply wages, self-employment income, and eligible disability pay.
The reason/purpose of the Earned Income Credit is to limit or reduce the tax burden on working families with lower earned income.
Answer:
Since the expected return and required return are different for both Stock X and Z, we say that they are not correctly priced
Explanation:
<em>To determine whether or not the stocks are correctly priced ,</em>
<em>we have to compare the r</em><em>equired return</em><em> and the </em><em>expected return on each of them.</em>
Required return = Rf +β (Rm-Rf)
Note that Rm-Rf is also known as market risk premium
<em>Stock Y Stock Z</em>
<em>Required return </em> 2.4% + 1.2(7.2%) 2.4% + 0.8(7.2%)
= 11% = 8.2%
<em>Expected return</em> <em>12.1% 7.85%</em>
Since the expected return and required return are different for both Stock X and Z, we say that they are not correctly priced
Answer: (D).
According to the real business cycle, "changes in the level of technology are the main causes of inflation and fluctuations in real GDP".
Explanation:
The "real business cycle" states that an economy during its lifetime will go through all the various stages of a business cycle which include; expansion, peak, recession, depression, trough and recovery. There will be periods where economic activities will be high and other periods when they will be low.
According to the real business cycle, technological innovation or shocks, which determine the extent to which inputs are converted to outputs, are responsible for the changes in the economy (such as inflation and real GDP fluctuations).
