The Federal Reserve System acts as the government's fiscal agent by:. a. auditing taxpayers.
b. preparing the budget the President presents to Congress every year.
c. determining how to finance a deficit.
d. providing checking account services for the government.

On june 3, teal company sold to chester company merchandise having a sale price of $2,600 with terms of 2/10, n/60, f.o.b. shipping point. an invoice totaling $91, terms n/30, was received by chester on june 8 from john booth transport service for the freight cost. on june 12, the company received a check for the balance due from chester company. prepare journal entries on the teal company books to record all the events noted above under each of the following bases. (1) sales and receivables are entered at gross selling price. (2) sales and receivables are entered at net of cash discounts.

Anew japanese restaurant opens two blocks from your home. the owner, reiko, is a personal friend of yours. you don't particularly like japanese food, but you decide to go anyway; however, there is nothing on the menu that sounds appealing. unfortunately, it turns out that most of the people in your town don't like japanese cuisine either. reiko confides that business is not good, but she isn't sure what to do from an economic standpoint. which of the following would most likely describe adam smith's perspective on this problem? select one: a. reiko should ask the government for assistance. b. reiko should close the restaurant and find a different career. c. reiko should lay off workers and do everything herself to save money. d. reiko should add other foods to the menu and offer discounts to attract more people to her restaurant.

The stock is currently selling for $17.75 per share, and its noncallable $3,319.97 par value, 20-year, 1.70% bonds with semiannual payments are selling for $881.00. the beta is 1.29, the yield on a 6-month treasury bill is 3.50%, and the yield on a 20-year treasury bond is 5.50%. the required return on the stock market is 11.50%, but the market has had an average annual return of 14.50% during the past 5 years. the firm's tax rate is 40%.refer to exhibit 10.1. what is the best estimate of the after-tax cost of debt? a. 6.07%