Use this information on the following four questions. you are given the following transactions (in billions): •intel (a us company) receives $4 in royalty payments from a korean firm. •the us federal reserve sells $10 and purchases euros •us bondholders pay $12 in interest to japanese investors •us imports $10 in consumer electronics •german investors buy $5 in dell stock •us exports $8 in lumber •indian investors buy $16 in us t-bills assume that these transactions are the only ones that occur during the reporting period. that is, do not worry about the offsetting credit/debit that would usually occur. using these transactions, answer the following questions. enter only the numbers and do not enter a dollar sign. you should signify whether they are surpluses by using a "+' sign and deficits by entering a "-" sign. 1. what is the balance on current account?

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The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.