Answer:
a. Do these preferences exhibit a diminishing marginal rate of substitution?
- no, because the consumer is actually purchasing a higher amount of goods, the only difference is that they are paying a lower price.
Assume that this consumer has $24 of income to spend on sugar, and the price of store-brand sugar is $1 per pound and the price of producer-brand sugar is $3 per pound.
- The consumer will purchase 24 pounds of price of store sugar simply because the price is much lower, not because he/she wants to consume less. Actually a lower price might result in an increase of consumption.
b. How much of each type of sugar will be purchased?
- If the consumer is willing to spend the whole $24 on sugar, he/she will purchase 24 pounds of store brand sugar. The alternative is to buy 8 pounds of producer brand sugar, and that is not a good deal.
c. How would your answer change if the price of store-brand sugar was $2 per pound and the price of producer-brand sugar was $3 per pound?
- The consumer would purchase 12 pounds of store brand sugar instead of 24, but he/she will still not purchase producer brand sugar since the difference in price is still too high. Remember that consumers view both types of sugar as perfect substitutes, so they will purchase the brand with the lower price.
Answer:
'Safety Needs' from 'Basic Needs'
Explanation:
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a psychological theory, stating the priority ranking in which individuals seek to fulfil their needs.
- Basic Needs : Physiological needs (food, water, shelter) and Safety needs (security , wealth base)
- Psychological Needs : Love, Belongingness needs (good family, friends bonds) and Self Esteem needs (prestige, self accomplishment)
- Self Fulfilment Needs : Self Realisation needs (enhancing growth potential, creative activities)
Elias works as a fire fighter. Although she prioritises protection from safety equipment ; she still bought a 'disability insurance' with income protection. This act highlights towards Elias fulfilling / prioritising her : Safety Needs (Security of body, health, employment, resources, family welfare, property); broadly from 'Basic Needs'.
Answer:
- Melba's adjusted basis for the land at the Acquisition date is $625000
- Melba's adjusted basis for the land one year later is $645000
Explanation:
The adjusted basis for a property/land is the net cost of the property after adjusting for factors that might attract tax as related to the land
The adjusted basis for the land at the acquisition date is the net cost of the land at the acquisition date which will be ( $225000 + $400000 ) because that was the net cost of the Land at the date of acquisition before an agreement was later reached by Melba requiring him to pay $400000 plus an interest of 5%
Hence the adjusted basis for the land one year later will be
= ( $225000 + $400000 ) + 5% of $400000
= ( $625000 ) + $20000
= $645000
Answer:
$9,744
Explanation:
In the case of the annual IRS depreciation deduction, the time period for each category assets are different. Like for commercial real estate, the time period is 39 years, for residential real estate, it would be 27.5 years.
The computation is shown below:
= (Purchase value of professional office center × remaining percentage) ÷ (applicable time period)
= ($475,000 × 80%) ÷ (39 years)
= ($380,000) ÷ (39 years)
= $9,744
Answer: Medium-term goals
Personal finance goals can be classified as follows, based on time.
- Short term goals : refers to the amount of money one needs to earn and save in order to meet the financial needs within the next one year.
- Medium term goals : refer to the amount of money a person will need anywhere between one and five years from now. This might include a down payment for a car, a down payment for a house, planning for a long vacation etc.
- Long-term goals: are aimed to cater to financial requirements in the distant future (greater than five years). This may include retirement planning, university fees for children etc.
