In a certain economy, the components of planned spending are given by:
c = 500 + 0.8(y - t) - 300r
ip = 200 - 400r
g = 200
nx = 10
t = 150
given the information about the economy above, what would be the impact on autonomous expenditures of a one-percentage-point increase in the real interest rate?
a. autonomous expenditures would increase by 35 units.
b. autonomous expenditures would decrease by 70 units.
c. autonomous expenditures would decrease by 35 units.
d. autonomous expenditures would decrease by 7 units

In order to gauge public opinion about how to handle iran's growing nuclear program, a research group surveyed 1010 americans by telephone and asked them to rate the threat iran's nuclear program poses to the world on a scale of 1 to 10. describe the population, sample, population parameters, and sample statistics. identify the population in the given problem. choose the correct answer below.

Ida sidha karya company is a family-owned company located on the island of bali in indonesia. the company produces a handcrafted balinese musical instrument called a gamelan that is similar to a xylophone. the gamelans are sold for $860. selected data for the company’s operations last year follow: units in beginning inventory 0 units produced 320 units sold 285 units in ending inventory 35 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 135 direct labor $ 355 variable manufacturing overhead $ 30 variable selling and administrative $ 15 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 64,000 fixed selling and administrative $ 27,000 the absorption costing income statement prepared by the company’s accountant for last year appears below: sales $ 245,100 cost of goods sold 205,200 gross margin 39,900 selling and administrative expense 31,275 net operating income $ 8,625 required: 1. under absorption costing, how much fixed manufacturing overhead cost is included in the company's inventory at the end of last year? 2. prepare an income statement for last year using variable costing. what is the amount of the difference in net operating income between the two costing methods?

Suppose that, on the basis of a nation’s production possibilities curve, an economy must sacrifice 10,000 pizzas domestically to get the 1 additional industrial robot it desires but that it can get the robot from another country in exchange for 9,000 pizzas. now consider the following statement: “through international specialization and trade, a nation can reduce its opportunity cost of obtaining goods and thus ‘move outside its production possibilities curve.’”