Open Question: Help with Macroeconomics?

1. If the sacrifice ratio is 2, reducing the inflation rate from 4 percent to 2 percent would: a. cost 1 percent of annual output. b. cost 4 percent of annual output. c. imply that unemployment would rise by 1%. d. imply that unemployment would rise by 4% 2. Critics of stabilization policy argue that: a. there is a lag between the time policy is passed and the time policy has an impact on the economy. b. the impact of policy may last longer than the problem it was designed to offset. c. policy can be a source of, instead of a cure for, economic fluctuations. d. All of the above are correct. 3. An increase in which of the following, other things the same, shifts aggregate demand to the right? a. consumption b. investment c. government expenditures d. All of the above are correct 4. More flexible labor markets will shift: a. both the long-run Phillips curve and the long-run aggregate supply curve to the right. b. both the long-run Phillips curve and the long-run aggregate supply curve to the left. c. the long-run Phillips curve to the right and the long-run aggregate supply curve to the left. d. the long-run Phillips curve to the left and the long-run aggregate supply curve to the right. 5. Imagine that the economy is in long-run equilibrium. Then, perhaps because of improved international relations and increased confidence in policy makers, people become more optimistic about the future and stay this way for some time. In the long run, the change in price expectations created by optimism shifts: a. long-run aggregate supply right. b. long-run aggregate supply left. c. short-run aggregate supply right. d. short-run aggregate supply left. 6. Suppose that monetary policymakers announced that they were going to make a serious effort to fight inflation. A few years later the inflation rate has been reduced, but there had also been a serious recession. We could conclude with certainty that: a. the rational expectations hypothesis is false. b. the rational expectations hypothesis is true. c. the policymakers lacked credibility. d. None of the above is certain. more

Resolved Question: If Barack Obama is so concerned about Job Loss, Why is he doing everything he is doing?

Could it be he is Lying.... Again? is he concerned he is going to Tax millions out of a life? Does he care that when the economy "Recovers" the artificial built-in cost of NOT letting it run its course is gonna CRIPPLE us? Does he KNOW he is creating a new False Bottom for the market TO Recover , so he can showcase what he is "Doing"? I think he does. This is an Evil man. Cant stop me from SPEAKING THE TRUTH!! TRY THOUGH! :) I will not be raped by Obama. What do YOU guys think? more

Open Question: Here is a good accounting quiz. Feel free to take it!?

Question 1 Merchandise inventory is reported as a long-term asset on the balance sheet. True False Question 2 Under a perpetual inventory system, inventory shrinkage and lost or stolen goods are more readily determined True False Question 3 Sales returns and allowances and sales discounts are subtracted from sales in reporting net sales in the income statement. True False Question 4 A merchandising company using a perpetual inventory system will usually need to make an adjusting entry to ensure that the recorded inventory agrees with physical inventory count. True False Question 5 (True/False Worth 2 points) The major difference between the balance sheets of a service company and a merchandising company is inventory.If net sales are $800,000 and cost of goods sold is $600,000, the gross profit rate is 25%. True False Question 6 (True/False Worth 2 points) If net sales are $800,000 and cost of goods sold is $600,000, the gross profit rate is 25%. True False Question 7 (True/False Worth 2 points) Gross profit represents the merchandising profit of a company. True False Question 8 (True/False Worth 2 points) If inventories are valued using the LIFO cost assumption, they should not be classified as a current asset on the balance sheet. True False Question 9 (True/False Worth 2 points) Inventory turnover is calculated as cost of goods sold divided by ending inventory. True False Question 10 (True/False Worth 2 points) If a company uses the FIFO cost assumption, the cost of goods sold for the period will be the same under a perpetual or periodic inventory system. True False Question 11 (True/False Worth 2 points) In applying the LIFO assumption in a perpetual inventory system, the cost of the units most recently purchased prior to sale is allocated first to the units sold. True False Question 12 (True/False Worth 2 points) Under generally accepted accounting principles, management has the choice of physically counting inventory on hand at the end of the year or using the gross profit method to estimate the ending inventory. True False Question 13 (True/False Worth 2 points) The retail inventory method requires a company to value its inventory on the balance sheet at retail prices. True False Question 14 (True/False Worth 2 points) Bookkeeping and accounting are one and the same because the bookkeeping function includes the accounting process. True False Question 15 (True/False Worth 2 points) The Securities and Exchange Commission overseas U.S. financial markets and accounting standard-setting bodies. True False Question 16 (True/False Worth 2 points) The cost and fair market value of an asset are the same at the time of acquisition and in all subsequent periods. True False Question 17 (True/False Worth 2 points) The basic accounting equation states that Assets = Liabilities. True False Question 18 (True/False Worth 2 points) A trial balance does not prove that all transactions have been recorded or that the ledger is correct. True False Question 19 (True/False Worth 2 points) Revenues are a subdivision of owner's capital. True False Question 20 (True/False Worth 2 points) Accounting time periods that are one year in length are referred to as interim periods. True False Question 21 (True/False Worth 2 points) Income will always be greater under the cash basis of accounting than under the accrual basis of accounting. True False Question 22 (True/False Worth 2 points) The balance of the depreciation expense account will appear in the income statement debit column of a worksheet. True False Question 23 (True/False Worth 2 points) Closing entries are unnecessary if the business plans to continue operating in the future and issue financial statements each year. True False Question 24 (True/False Worth 2 points) After closing entries have been journalized and posted, all temporary accounts in the ledger should have zero balances. True False Question 25 (True/False Worth 2 points) If a merchandising company sells land at more than its cost, the gain should be reported in the sales revenue section of the income statement. True False Question 26 (True/False Worth 2 points) The basic accounting equation states that Assets > Liabilities. True False Question 27 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points) The final step in the accounting cycle is to prepare closing entries. financial statements. a post-closing trial balance. adjusting entries. Question 28 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points) A current asset is the last asset purchased by a business. an asset which is currently being used to produce a product or service. usually found as a separate classification in the income statement. an asset that a company expects to convert to cash or use up withi more

Open Question: How has the law screwed you?

This is a very long post, but The main point of this is, please tell me about your bad experience with the justice system. I will soon start a website, devoted to the men and women who are sold out for a power trip, left out to dry, and just plain screwed. Please Let your story be heard. It has always been bad but this is the final straw here, as i am looking into putting up a table stand near the bike traiI, where i would play guitar, sell drinks and homemade jerkey, good times, with most(75%, I still gotta eat) of the profit going to a good honest charity(any ideas?). I may be almost tax exempt but i read multiple counts of children shut down or extorted of their lemonade money, fruit stand money, what have you, by the black hole we call the government. since when does a lemonade stand require a building permit, business license, health inspection, and financial records? One boy and his parents in the netherlands was put out over $1500.00 for his. is this really the point where we are at as a society? Six year olds break the law when they make a cheap, delicous drink, sitting on a milk crate, out in the heat, sweating bullets, all just to make a few dollars? lets not forget the fact that they are offering a product, that we as free Americans, decide to purchase. Who needs to dip their hands in the pockets of a SIX YEAR OLD girl? What next, fill out a w- for Grandma's Christmas card? That Malibu barbi is now 36% more expensive. Add to that the 7% sales tax. Sorry, honey, maybe after Easter. now what these kids are doing seems to be the basis for free market systems that this country was founded upon. how would our forefathers react to this, tax money wasted on a six year old guilty of quenching thirst? IRS agents, health inspectors, and the police have all been called in to put pressure on fukcing LEMONADE STANDS. Two goons from the IRS probably make more in a day than this girl makes(or spends for that matter) on lemonade in ten years. It happens all the time; on all levels, our rights as human beings, and wild animals(albeit neudered) are stepped on. At the same time, football players and movie stars kill people, and get a slap on the wrist.I dream of an America where people actually care about each other, to the point where they would rally in the streets, fight and sacrifice, even GIVE their LIFE for a complete stranger(non-famous) at the slightest scent of injustice. It is something we would all benefit from. There are thousands of cases, every year; judges paid, jurors paid, jurors threatened, false/ planted evidence, no evidence, framing at the highest level, the list goes on and on.The waste, the greed, the corruption, and pure garbage must be rid of this country. WE as the public need to put a fear into our "leaders", law enforcement, justice system. Like the kind of fear that keeps you up at night, cause you think you might not wake again. Let them know they are not untouchable, as they believe, and want you to believe. The newspapers should have an entire section dedicated to keeping the courts transparent, with details of all cases, written by a member of the real public, not some journalist getting bjs under the table by the same liars they are writing about. Put the judge's address in there too. Free things don't always stay that way. remember when water was free? WE need to do something quick before our country becomes a police state. Thank you very much. feel free to email me if you wanna talk about something interesting..... more

Open Question: What do you liberals think about this?

READ ALL, THIS IS A VERY LARGE QUESTION. You say Reagnomics failed. Well Reaganomics is comonly reffered to as supply-slide economics. In 1948, Ludwig Erhard put supply-slide economics, or aka Reaganomics, to the test in Western Germany. He introduced an economic shock therapy completely in line with Reaganomics. He abolished rationing and price-controls, although he restricted his own power with this measure. Erhard believed in the self regulation of the market and not the liberal belief in government regulation. Later on Erhard, as secretary for the economy, cut the high marginal tax rate in two steps: first from 95% to 63% and afterwards to 53%. The first 8000 DM earned became tax free. Erhard’s leadership allowed Germany to rebuild at an economic pace never seen before. Ludwig Erhard is a perfect example of conservatism in another nation. There’s a reason why he’s called the “Father of the Wirtschaftswunder”… After Reagan, the theory of supply-side economics was applied in numerous countries. In Iceland, David Oddson became prime minister in 1991. He inherited a poorly performing economy burdened by heavy income taxes. He lowered the corporate tax rate from 50% to 30%. During the next five years the economy grew by 5% per year. Government income did not fall and social outlays could be maintained. He too is another great example of this success. Ireland is another example. In 1987 this country was the “sick man” of Europe, with a public debt of 135 % of GDP. After the elections of 1987 a new economic policy was introduced. Corporate tax rate was reduced from 32% to 12.5% and capital gains tax was lowered from 40% to 20%. Ireland is now the fastest growing country of the European Union. Japan, on the other hand, is a classic example of the failure of a Liberal demand-side policy. The economy has been in shambles for many years and public debt has risen to a gigantic 170% of GDP. All because in the early 1990’s they bailed out many banks which were collapsing. What happened in Japan is happening now… And now i go back to Reagan. How do you explain 18 million new jobs, trippled GDP, doubled revenues to the government, reduced poverty, and a booming economy? I knwo you will point out the debt from massive military spending, but you liberals enjoy spending large amounts of money too. Not to mention, you liberals enjoy raising taxes which never leads to economic growth! Tell me once when rasing taxes worked. Clinton? He stopped spending, rose taxes to pay for defcits while lowering capital gains and eliminating usless government progerams--that is not liberal economics.... I don't know of any credible economist that says Reaganomics or supply-slide economics failed... Secondly you idiots point to Bush acting like Reagan, when that is false... So please, wtf? Sources: http://lvb.net/item/960Please give a logical answer instead of trying to hange the subject--wait, you can't give a logical explination. more

Open Question: Car Insurance are we been conned?

I was quoted £318 for fully Comprehensive last year, I have never claimed, no convictions, no points on my licence, accident free for 20yrs. Yet I am now been quoted £418. I understand that my premium could go up but by over £100 in one jump, how can they justify this... No wonder people are driving without Car Insurance, it,s a complete rip of. One company Compare the Market. com was quoting me £1,300 for third party fire and theft. And the most annoying thing of all is all the advertisments on T.V. are false and misleading, take for example confused.com they sure live up to their name!!. They show insurance quotes with £220 upwards to £280 on the T.V screen and when you ring them or contact them on the search engine they are in the £450 upwards range, surely this is false advertising... Is there anything that can be done about this???? more

Open Question: 1. ___________ occurs when no individual can buy or sell enough of a product to influence the total market qu?

quantity or the market place. 2.While laws were enacted to prevent discrimination, right to work laws were intended to actively improve opportunities for minorities and women and make up for past discrimination. true or false please help me solve. more

Resolved Question: Microeconomics Evaluate each of the following statements.?

Evaluate each of the following statements. If a statement is true, explain why; if it is false, identify the mistake and try to correct it. a. A profit-maximizing firm should select the output level at which the difference between the market price and marginal cost is greatest. more

Voting Question: Economic Homework that is tested - Are my answers correct?

1. The supply curve for a monopoly is the marginal revenue curve * is the marginal cost curve is the total revenue curve is the total cost curve does not exist 2. Monopolization of a previously competitive market leads to reduced production and product quality and increased costs and prices * increased production and higher prices increased production, product quality and prices all of the above none of the above 3. Which of the following best characterizes a cartel arrangement? open competition shared competition monopsony * shared monopoly monopolistic competition 4. The relatively high salaries paid to professional athletes reflect their contribution to team revenue *the exploitation of fans their contribution to society’s general well-being. the success of labor union representation the social value of professional sports 5. A country has a comparative advantage in the production of any good that it can produce at a lower absolute cost than can other countries with less labor than can other countries with a smaller sacrifice of some alternative good or service than can other countries *for export all of the above 6. The price of one nation’s currency in terms of another is called *the exchange rate the international trade rate tariff a balance of trade account a capital account 7. Leakages in the circular flow consist of savings, taxes, and exports *savings, investment, and exports government spending, investment, and exports savings, taxes, and imports investment, taxes, and imports 8. An automobile factory worker unemployed because a robot now has his job is a victim of *structural unemployment cyclical unemployment underemployment frictional unemployment seasonal unemployment 9. Inflation is most likely to benefit *savings bank depositors debtors life insurance policyholders persons living on fixed pensions creditors 10. Decreasing excess reserves in the banking system is a means of curing shortages *demand-pull inflation profit-push inflation unemployment none of the above 11. The longest sustained period of economic growth in modern U.S. history occurred during the 1920s 1950s 1970s 1980s *1990s 12. The size of government is growing at a slower rate than the economy approximately the same rate as the rest of the economy *a faster rate than the rest of the economy none of the above all of the above 13. Which of the following is an example of a collective good or service? a public highway free cheese offered by the government food stamps *social security automobiles 14. The largest social insurance program in the United States is *social security entitlement programs private insurance programs welfare programs transfer programs 15. Current projections estimate that the Social Security Trust Fund will be depleted around 2010 around 2015 around 2020 *around 2040 around 2200 16. Profits serve no useful purpose in a private enterprise economy and should be taxed away by the government. True * False 17. Barriers to entry are often created by governments. True * False 18. Professional sports leagues are both cartels and monopsonies. *True False 19. The “civic pride” enjoyed by a major league city has no economic value. True * False 20. The euro will increase the transaction costs of trade between nations who are members of the European Union (EU). True *False 21. Today, custom unions or free trade zones can be found on every populated continent of the world. *True False 22. Unemployment will increase if the minimum wage increases. 3) True * False 23. An increase in the money supply increases aggregate demand. *True False 24. The annual growth rate in the money supply has been held constant by the Federal Reserve. True * False 25. The discount rate is the ratio of demand deposits to reserves that banks have to maintain. True * False 26. The U.S. government spends less than 1% of GDP on research and development each year. True * False more

Voting Question: 106 Economic Questions and stuck on these??? Can you please help me?

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The supply curve for a monopoly is the marginal revenue curve is the marginal cost curve is the total revenue curve is the total cost curve does not exist 2. Monopolization of a previously competitive market leads to (Points: 3) reduced production and product quality and increased costs and prices increased production and higher prices increased production, product quality and prices all of the above none of the above 3. Which of the following best characterizes a cartel arrangement? (Points: 3) open competition shared competition monopsony shared monopoly monopolistic competition 4. The relatively high salaries paid to professional athletes reflect (Points: 3) their contribution to team revenue the exploitation of fans their contribution to society’s general well-being. the success of labor union representation the social value of professional sports 5. A country has a comparative advantage in the production of any good that it can produce (Points: 3) at a lower absolute cost than can other countries with less labor than can other countries with a smaller sacrifice of some alternative good or service than can other countries for export all of the above 6. The price of one nation’s currency in terms of another is called (Points: 3) the exchange rate the international trade rate tariff a balance of trade account a capital account 7. Leakages in the circular flow consist of (Points: 3) savings, taxes, and exports savings, investment, and exports government spending, investment, and exports savings, taxes, and imports investment, taxes, and imports 8. An automobile factory worker unemployed because a robot now has his job is a victim of (Points: 3) structural unemployment cyclical unemployment underemployment frictional unemployment seasonal unemployment 9. Inflation is most likely to benefit (Points: 3) savings bank depositors debtors life insurance policyholders persons living on fixed pensions creditors 10. Decreasing excess reserves in the banking system is a means of curing (Points: 3) shortages demand-pull inflation profit-push inflation unemployment none of the above 11. The longest sustained period of economic growth in modern U.S. history occurred during the (Points: 3) 1920s 1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 12. The size of government is growing at (Points: 3) a slower rate than the economy approximately the same rate as the rest of the economy a faster rate than the rest of the economy none of the above all of the above 13. Which of the following is an example of a collective good or service? (Points: 3) a public highway free cheese offered by the government food stamps social security automobiles 14. The largest social insurance program in the United States is (Points: 3) social security entitlement programs private insurance programs welfare programs transfer programs 15. Current projections estimate that the Social Security Trust Fund will be depleted (Points: 3) around 2010 around 2015 around 2020 around 2040 around 2200 16. Profits serve no useful purpose in a private enterprise economy and should be taxed away by the government. (Points: 3) True False 17. Barriers to entry are often created by governments. (Points: 3) True False 18. Professional sports leagues are both cartels and monopsonies. (Points: 3) True False 19. The “civic pride” enjoyed by a major league city has no economic value. (Points: 3) True False 20. The euro will increase the transaction costs of trade between nations who are members of the European Union (EU). (Points: 3) True False 21. Today, custom unions or free trade zones can be found on every populated continent of the world. (Points: 3) True False 22. Unemployment will increase if the minimum wage increases. (Points: 3) True False 23. An increase in the money supply increases aggregate demand. (Points: 3)Yes, I am nor a liar! more

Resolved Question: Spain's Green Jobs have FAILED so why is Obama Praising them and Copying them?

Going Green/Alternative Energy has failed in SPAIN and yet the Democrats in the Congress, Senate and even the Democrat President are copying this failed plan. Spain has over an 18% Un Employment Rate and the Green Jobs didn't create JOBS they added to the UN EMPLOYMENT RATE. WHY? Why can't the Democrats in our Government use our Natural Resourse and stop going with a FAILED PLAN? Below is the LINK: _____________________________________________________ http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2009/06/24/will24.ART_ART_06-24-09_A11_MLE94UP.html?sid=101 Let's not envy Spain's green jobs Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:00 AM By George F. Will Why, Gabriel Calzada wonders, is the U.S. president recommending that America emulate the Spanish model for creating "green jobs" in "alternative energy" even though Spain's unemployment rate is 18.1 percent -- more than double the European Union average -- partly because of spending on such jobs? Calzada, 36, an economics professor at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, has produced a report that, if true, is inconvenient for the Obama administration's green agenda. Calzada says Spain's torrential spending -- no other nation has so aggressively supported production of electricity from renewable sources -- on wind farms and other forms of alternative energy has indeed created jobs. But Calzada's report concludes that they often are temporary and have received $752,000 to $800,000 each in subsidies -- wind industry jobs cost even more, $1.4 million each. And each new job entails the loss of 2.2 other jobs that are either lost or not created in other industries because of the political allocation of capital. Calzada says the creation of jobs in alternative energy has subtracted about 110,000 jobs from elsewhere in Spain's economy. The president's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, was asked about the report's contention that the political diversion of capital into green jobs has cost Spain jobs. The White House transcript contained this exchange: Gibbs: "It seems weird that we're importing wind turbine parts from Spain in order to build -- to meet renewable energy demand here if that were even remotely the case." Questioner: "Is that a suggestion that his study is simply flat wrong?" Gibbs: "I haven't read the study, but I think, yes." Questioner: "Well, then. (Laughter.)" Actually, what is weird is this idea: A sobering report about Spain's experience must be false because otherwise the behavior of some American importers, seeking to cash in on the U.S. government's promotion of wind power, might be participating in an economically unproductive project. It is true Calzada has come to conclusions that he, as a libertarian, finds congenial. And his study was supported by a like-minded think tank (the Institute for Energy Research, for which this columnist has given a paid speech). Still, it is notable that, rather than refute his report, many Spanish critics have impugned his patriotism for faulting something for which Spain was praised by Obama and others. You can find similar conclusions in "Yellow Light on Green Jobs," a report by Republican Sen. Kit Bond, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy. What matters most is not that reports such as Calzada's and the Republicans' are right in every particular. It is, however, hardly counterintuitive that politically driven investments are economically counterproductive. Indeed, environmentalists with the courage of their convictions should argue that the point of such investments is to subordinate market rationality to the higher agenda of planetary salvation. Still, one can be agnostic about both reports while being dismayed by the frequency with which such findings are ignored simply because they question policies that are so invested with righteousness that methodical economic reasoning about their costs and benefits seems unimportant. For fervent believers in governments' abilities to control the climate and in the urgent need for them to do so, believing is seeing: They see, through their ideological lenses, governments' green spending as always paying for itself. This is a free-lunch faith comparable to that of those conservatives who believe tax cuts always pay for themselves by stimulating compensating revenues from economic growth. Windmills are iconic in the land of Don Quixote, whose tilting at them became emblematic of comic futility. Spain's new windmills are neither amusing nor emblematic of policies America should emulate. more

Voting Question: economics questions on the federal reserve!!?? Please help!:)?

1.A decrease in the reserve ratio increases the: a. amount of actual reserve in the banking system b. amount of excess reserves in the banking system c. number of goverment securities held by the federal reserve banks d. ratio of coins to paper currency 2.The federal reserve banks sell government securities to the public as a result, the checkable deposits? a. of commercial banks unchaged, but their reserves increase b. and reserves of commercial banks both decrease c. of commercial banks unchanged, but their reserves decrease. d. of commercial banks are both unchanged 3.The federal reserve does not set the federal rate , but it influences it through the use of open market operations a. true b. false 4.In recent years, the Federal Reserve has: a. paid closer attention to M1 than M2 in setting monetary targets b. relied more on changes in the discount rate than open-market operations in establishing monetary policy c. has increased M2 at a fixed annual rat, regardless of the health of the economy d. taken an activist, pragmatic approach to monetary poilcy, paying close attention to interest rates 5. Reserves must be deposited in the Federal Reserve Banks by: a. only commercial banks which are members of the federal reserve systems b. all depository institutions, that is, all commercial banks and thrift institutions c.state charted commercial banks only d. federally chartered commercial banks only 6.According to the Taylor rule, when real GDP is at its potential and inflation is at its target rate of 2%, the Fed should? a. carefully lower the federal funds rate in an attempt to stimulate non-inflationary real gdp growth b. raise the federal fundds rate in an attempt to eliminate the remaning inflation c. lower the federal funds rate to lower borrowing costs for the federal goverment d. keep the federal funds rate at 4% 7.Economist Milton Friedman is most closely associated with: a. Keynesian economics b. the rational expectations theory c. supply-side economics d. monetarism THANK YOU!!:) more

Resolved Question: An economy will Always operate at some point on its production possibilities curve.?

1.an economic model is an ideal or utopian type of economy that society should strive to obtain through economic policy. true or false 2. An economy will Always operate at some point on its production possibilities curve. true or false 3. Normative statements are expressions of facts true or false 4. The process by which goods are accumulated is know as investments. true or false 5. An economy cannot produce at a point outside of its production possibilities curve because human economic wants are insatiable true or false 6. the entrepreneur's function is to combine other resouces ( land, labor, and capital) in the production of some good service true or false 7. positive statements are expressed of value judgements true or false 91. Increasing taxes and reducing goverment expenditures might be helpful in constraning inflation true or false 92. About two-thirds of all federal spending is a national defense true or false. 93. If a market is competitive, the resulting equilibrium output will always be socially efficient output true or false more

Voting Question: Is this statment True or False?:?

Market value ratios provide managment with an indication of how investors view the firm's past preformance and especially its future prospects more

Resolved Question: If a product is in surplus supply, its price?

If a product is in surplus supply, its price? A. is below the equilibrium level B.is above the equilibrium level C.will rise in the near future D.is in equilibrium A price floor in a competitive market will result in persistent shortages of a product true or false in a competitive market, every consumer willing to pay the market price can buy a product and every producer willing to sell the product at that price can sell it true of false if demand increases ans supply simultaneously decreases, equilibrium price will rise true or false surplus drive market prices up; shortages drive them down true or false a goverment subsidy per unit of output increases supply true or false producing a good in the least costly way is known as allocative efficiency true or false a market that achieves productive efficiancy is producing the quantity of goods most desired by society true or falsehelp me please more

Voting Question: specialization may expand total output even though the individuals involved may have identical abilities?

true or false 2. central planning in the soviet union and preform china emphasized the expansion of the production of consumer goods to raise the domestic standard of living true or false 3.market economies use capital goods because they improve productive efficiency true of false 4. continued losses in an industry will cause some firms to reduce output or eventually leave the industry true or false more

Resolved Question: Is everyone getting ready for the soup line?

Obama is spending his way into raising your federal taxes. Obama is inventing false science to raise your energy taxes. Obama still wont say the economy will recover. The stock market is crashing. There will be NO money left to start new businesses. The economy is going to collapse. It is done. We're finished.Watch the stock market today...dear. Once you see the stock market fall by a minimum of 150.....you can come back over here and suck my dick...ill make a true republican woman out of you.. more

Resolved Question: Who hear believes our country is screwed?

"Climate Change" based on false science is on the floor of congress. Expect it to cost every American an additional $1,500 in taxes per year. Our dollar is becoming....worthless. The government is spending trillions. So not only will our federal taxes go up, we'll have new federal taxes. Our local governments are bankrupt and are raising property taxes on property that has less value. And the stock market is going to collapse. No new businesses and no new jobs. We are completely and utterly screwed.Does anyone have any doubt....where headed into the most advanced....Great Depression....ever conceived?No i dont think you understand. There will be NO bounce. Obama is going to cause the COLLAPSE of society. It will be that shitty.You cant raise taxes on the people...and expect people to have funds to start businesses. Therefore you have NO NEW JOBS. Liberals...are fucking idiots. I cant wait to fuck you up..in the soup line. more

Voting Question: Six Microeconomic questions !?

1. In percentage terms, many of the 10 most rapidly declining U.S. occupations include jobs for which capital is readily substitutable for labor. True False 2. Other things equal, the less competitive the market in which a firm sells its product, the less elastic will be its resource demand curve. True False 3. The marginal revenue product curve of a purely competitive seller declines solely because of the law of diminishing returns. True False 4. Assume the Apex Manufacturing Company is purely competitive in both the hiring of labor and in the sale of its product. Apex's labor demand curve would be: a. vertical at the current level of employment. b. horizontal at the "going" wage rate. c. upward sloping. d. downward sloping. 5. Assume that the coefficient of elasticity of product demand is 0.5 in industry A and is 3.2 in industry B. Other things equal, labor demand will be: a. more elastic in industry A than in B. b. unit elastic in both industry A and B. c. more elastic in industry B than in A. d. relatively inelastic in both industry A and B. 6. If the wage rate increases: a. a purely competitive producer will hire less labor, but an imperfectly competitive producer will not. b. an imperfectly competitive producer will hire less labor, but a purely competitive producer will not. c. a purely competitive and an imperfectly competitive producer will both hire less labor. d. an imperfectly competitive producer may find it profitable to hire either more or less labor. more

Voting Question: Economics true and false - I get them wrong every time can you please help me?

1. Both Social Security and Medicare are social insurance programs. True False 2.Workers and their employers share the burden of Social Security taxes. True False 3.Because Social Security increases savings, more funds are available for investment in the overall economy. True False 4.Third-party payments increase the efficiency of medical markets. True False 5.Managed care plans provide incentives for supplying excessive services. True False more

Resolved Question: Is this true or false?

What are your thoughts. To raise money for a new roof a Priest buys a horse.When it arrives it turns out he's bought a donkey by mistake but decides to race it anyway. Headline.Priest's @ss does well.He races it again. The headline reads. Priest's @ss a winner.The bishop is upset and tells him to pull it out of all of it's scheduled races.Headline.Bishop scratches Priest's @ss. The priest gives it to a Nun. Headline. Nun has fine @ss.The bishop is furious and tells the Nun to take it to the market.Headline.Nun sells @ss for £25. more

Resolved Question: Do you believe America is suppose offer a life time of free medical care to Illegal immigrant's already 1.5 mi?

Do you believe America is suppose offer a life time of free medical care to Illegal immigrant's already 1.5 million has been given why does this family feel we have an obligation to furnish a life time of free care ? Do you think the real motive here is family wanting money ?STUART — A jury being seated this week will be asked to determine whether Martin Memorial Medical Center should be held liable for a claim of false imprisonment for the way they repatriated a brain-damaged and penniless illegal immigrant back to his native Guatemala in 2003. How the hospital conducted itself during the extradition will be key to the deliberations of jurors in the expected three-week trial, pitting attorneys for Luis Jimenez, 38, and his Indiantown guardian, Montejo Gaspar Montejo, against Martin Memorial. On July 10, 2003, the hospital hired a jet to fly Jimenez out of the country after receiving a court order permitting his return to Guatemala, which an appeals court later determined exceeded the court’s jurisdiction. Since then, Jimenez’s lawyers, including Jack Scarola of West Palm Beach, have accused hospital executives of plotting a “clandestine deportation” in order to take advantage of a narrow window of time between a favorable court ruling and an expected appeal. “I went to law school to try this kind of case,” Scarola said during a recent interview. In court papers, he’s argued the hospital should be liable for money damages — including punitive damages — in part because Martin Memorial officials knew the move amounted to a federal deportation and was beyond the scope of state court, to which they’d turned for help in discharging Jimenez. The former gardener lived at Martin Memorial for two years, racking up $1.5 million in unpaid medical bills following a devastating car crash in 2000 caused by a drunken driver in a stolen van. The collision killed two people and left the now childlike Jimenez comatose with broken bones, a traumatic brain injury and the inability to use his legs. An invalid now cared for by his 73-year-old mother in his boyhood home atop a remote Guatemalan mountain, Jimenez is not expected to attend the trial with Montejo, his cousin by marriage. Hospital attorneys have staunchly defended using a private air ambulance to transfer Jimenez to a rehabilitation center in Guatemala City. In court papers, they note that not only could Martin Memorial — an acute care facility — not provide the extensive and ongoing therapy he required, but no American medical facility would accept him due to his illegal immigrant status. In a prepared statement, Ronda Wilburn, director of marketing communication for Martin Memorial Health Systems, said the burden of paying the health care bill for many undocumented immigrants “is falling on hospitals and health systems that simply cannot afford to pay it.” “We feel it is crucial for government leaders at the state and local levels to step in and work to solve this issue,” Wilburn noted. Martin Memorial attorney Scott Michaud, of Boca Raton, said it’s an important case for the hospital. “We are not trying to prove a point or set some kind of precedent,” Michaud said. “We are simply trying to establish that what we did, we did in good faith, and we think was reasonable and the plaintiffs have a different view.” In a legal pitch to award punitive damages against the hospital, attorney Scarola has argued that as a recipient of federal funds, Martin Memorial “was legally obligated to provide Mr. Jimenez with appropriate medical care, notwithstanding the fact that (he) was unable to pay for such services.” Scarola has argued that despite proof officials offered in court detailing the care Jimenez would receive in Guatemala, testimony showed the country’s health system was ill-equipped to deal with his medical needs and would result in his discharge “out on the streets within days of arriving in Guatemala.” Jimenez’s advocates say after a brief stay, he was discharged because he had no money. Michaud though, countered that Martin Memorial was assured by Guatemalan officials Jimenez would get the necessary medical help. When Martin Memorial discharged Jimenez, Michaud argued in court papers, it did so “with the honest belief based on the evidence it uncovered, the hospital in Guatemala was properly equipped to care for him.”http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jun/20/illegal-immigrants-lawsuit-against-martin-memorial/ Could it be Guatemala does not want to offer free medical care for life ? more

Voting Question: Should the New York Times be considered a credible source considering its abysmal record?

http://fee.org/articles/not-so-fast/totalitarian-times/ In 1932 the western world was in crisis, as the capitalist economies were shrinking rapidly while the Great Depression spread misery and hopelessness. According to the intellectuals, however, there was one shining beacon, one place that provided hope: the Soviet Union under the “enlightened” leadership of Josef Stalin. Stalin, the intellectuals claimed, had created a country and an economy that was impervious to the internal collapses that were endemic to capitalism, an economy that provided jobs and food for everyone. However, there were nasty rumors from the Land of Plenty that there was famine in Ukraine. One influential newspaper, however, openly and authoritatively denied there was any famine at all. This was the “Newspaper of Record,” the most important newspaper in the United States and perhaps the world. The newspaper was the New York Times, and it said there was no famine and that any reports to the contrary were lies from Trotskyites and disgruntled capitalists. Later that decade, Stalin proceeded with his now-infamous “show trials” in which he claimed that a number of the original Bolsheviks that put him into power actually had plotted with Leon Trotsky to overthrow the “Man of Steel” and re-impose capitalism. While some people expressed doubts, the New York Times, led by its man in Moscow, Walter Duranty, insisted that Stalin had uncovered massive plots against him. We now know that the “Newspaper of Record” engaged in suppression of the truth, and the man most responsible, Duranty, still has his picture hanging in the lobby of the Times building as one of the paper’s many winners of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. That his stories were lies apparently does not bother either the Times management or the committee that hands out the prizes. When the Hitler regime was slaughtering Jews in Europe, the Times also suppressed or played down those reports. The reason, according to the publisher, was that the paper did not want to be seen overly emphasizing “Jewish causes.” I make these points because the Times recently championed the legislation placing tobacco products under the regulation of the Food and Drug Administration, and the editorial praising the government had a number of howlers, but none bigger than this statement: It has now been proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that cigarette makers have spent decades making false statements, suppressing evidence of harm, and manipulating the design of cigarettes to increase their addictiveness. I cannot recall any time in the near-56 years of my life in which I have not been told in the media and elsewhere that tobacco can cause cancer. Yes, tobacco executives wanted Americans to have a different picture of smoking than the cancer ward, but in a country with a free press, the word was spread far and wide. The idea that the tobacco industry could keep health information out of the news is laughable, given the unrelenting hostility to the industry, which has been forbidden by law to advertise on television for the past 40 years. There is a huge difference between executives making claims and “suppressing the news.” But there’s more. The editorial also said: The bill is not perfect. It will not allow the F.D.A. to ban cigarettes or nicotine — a concession made years ago to avoid drawing intense opposition from smokers and free-market advocates. Yes, we have the newspaper that was against prohibition of alcohol now endorsing prohibition against tobacco, and blaming “free-market advocates” for that omission of even more government control of our lives. So, the newspaper that actively suppressed news of millions of people in Europe being slaughtered by totalitarian governments now blames individuals who believe the authorities should not be interfering with peaceful private exchange for keeping a “perfect bill” off the books. And that “perfect” bill would impose yet another round of prohibition and all the destructiveness we know it would bring. The Newspaper of Duranty, Jayson Blair, and the most skewed and dishonest coverage in the country of the infamous Duke lacrosse case now declares prohibition to be “perfect.” Even for the totalitarian Times, this is a new low. more

Resolved Question: False Advertising Poll: How did you react the first time you clicked on the 'See More From Your Contacts' link?

and all you got was a list of their activity on Yahoo Answers? Business > Advertising & Marketing > Search Engine Optimization more

Resolved Question: Buying a salvaged 900 Saab SE Hatchback?

I'm in the market for a cheap used car. My car runs well, but it's got a lot of millage on it. I found a 900 SE Saab Hatchback at a dealership not to far from me, who will accept my old car for a trade in. They're charging $1,500 for this Saab with only 55,000 miles, and it looks fine except the front bumper is a little rough. I looked it up with CarFax and it was in an accident back in 98, salvaged, then a new owner had it, and drove it for another 20,000 miles over the next three years. Now it's up for sale, http://www.auction123.com/showroom/all_sales_auto_group/1995/Saab/900/SE/YS3DF58V3S2006999.html?showroom_dealer=7187&wait=false Does this sound like a good deal to anyone? Or am I going to drive this thing off the lot and right into a junk yard?It was in an accident in New York, Salvage Title was issued in San Antonio Texas, Then in New Rochelle, NY a new owner was reported along with a Salvage Title and "Rebuilt title" issued. more

Resolved Question: Is it a myth that the federal reserve does not get audited?

http://www.publiceye.org/conspire/flaherty/flaherty6.html An often repeated Federal Reserve conspiracy theory is that the Fed has never been audited. “Every year Congress introduces legislation to audit the FED,” wrote Thomas Schauf, “and every year it is defeated.”7 Why? Conspiracy theorists such as Schauf, Gary Kah (1991), and Pat Robertson (1994) say the reason is that the Fed is involved in an international plot to subvert U.S. sovereignty and create a one-world government. Naturally, the Fed will not permit Congress to audit its activities, lest it discover this treasonous plan and shut it down. How much truth is there to this claim? Has the Fed ever been audited by Congress or anyone else? The Fed controls U.S. monetary policy and can act with a great deal of independence from Congress and the executive branch. Clearly, such awesome power requires some sort of regular public oversight at the very least to insure that the Fed is doing its job efficiently and effectively, and to detect any abuses of power or fraud. This essay explores the claim that the Fed has never been audited and finds that it is completely false. A Brief History of Federal Reserve Audits Since its inception in 1913 the Federal Reserve System has been subjected to a variety of financial and performance audits by Congress, the executive branch, and private accounting firms, although responsibility for this task has shifted from time to time. From 1913 to 1921 the Board of Governors, then known as the Federal Reserve Board which sets monetary policy and regulates the activities of the Federal Reserve Banks, was audited annually by the U.S. Treasury Department. In 1921 Congress created the Government Accounting Office (GAO) and assigned it to audit the Board until 1933. In the Banking Act of 1933, Congress voted specifically to remove the Board from the GAO’s jurisdiction. From 1933 to 1952 audit teams from the twelve Federal Reserve Banks performed the annual examination of the BOG’s books. From 1952 to 1978, the Board, under authorization from Congress, decided to employ nationally recognize accounting firms to conduct the audits of itself to insure independent oversight. This provided an external evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the examination procedures.1 In 1978 Congress passed the Federal Banking Agency Audit Act (31 USCA §714). It placed the Federal Reserve System back under the auditing authority of the GAO. The Act significantly increased the access of the GAO to the Federal Reserve Banks, the Board, and the Federal Open Market Committee (the FOMC). Since then, the GAO has conducted over 100 financial audits and performance audits of the three Federal Reserve bodies.3 Scope of GAO Audits Some of the more important GAO performance audits of the Fed have been in the areas of bank supervision, payment systems activities, and government securities activities. In the first area, the GAO examined how well the Fed was enforcing its regulatory powers over its member banks. In 1992 it drew attention to the Fed’s sluggish compliance with regulatory reforms mandated by the Foreign Bank Supervision Act of 1991. In examining the Fed’s payment system activities, the GAO made the Fed aware of how its pricing policies for such services as check-clearing affected private suppliers of check-clearing services, and also suggested ways to speed up the process of check collections. Security markets for government debt is a crucial market, and GAO performance audits of the Fed have lead to more openness in the primary dealer system, particularly concerning the disclosure of price information. The GAO is also involved in several ongoing performance audits of the Fed such as analysis of risks and benefits of interstate banking, regulation of derivatives, and the budget of the Federal Reserve system.2 Audits By Private Accounting Firms Financial audits of the Fed are also conducted regularly. Each Reserve Bank is audited every year by independent General Auditors who report directly to the Board of Governors. These examinations involve financial statement audits and reviews on the effectiveness of financial controls. Each Reserve Bank also has its own internal audit mechanisms. The Board contracts each year with an outside accounting firm to evaluate the audit program’s effectiveness. Price Waterhouse conducted an audit of the Board’s 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 financial statements and filed this report in the Board’s 1996 Annual Report (nearly identical ones appear in other Annual Reports): We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related statements of revenues and expenses for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Board’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our auI NEVER CLAIMED TO BE AN AUTHORITY STEVEN C, THIS IS SOMETHING I COPIED AND PASTED, THE IRONY OF YOUR RESPONSE IS YOUR COPY AND PASTED LINK ON YOUR RESPONSE LOL..SO YOUR THE AUTHORITY LOL...SURE YA RY.... If you had some idea of which you speak I might find your argument worthwhile, but to read one blog hardly makes you an authority on the FED if you really knew what was going on with the FED you would know that what you "copy and paste" is nonsense. It has been noted by many Institutes of knowledge that if the people were to find out what the FED was up to there would be a bloody revolution tomorrow. Source(s): "The regional Federal Reserve banks are not government agencies. ...but are independent, privately owned and locally controlled corporations." -- Lewis vs. United States, 680 F. 2d 1239 9th Circuit 1982 9 hours ago more

Voting Question: Who considers Civil Restraining orders as a form to abuse another person?

Please only respond if you know what goes on with these. So many people are clueless thinking you need a shadow of a doubt or that it's a criminal matter. Some think it's like a mutual order where both of you can't have contact. Wrong. The Plaintiff if given the order has every legal right to call you or visit you. Granted the defendent can complain and take that matter to court but as long as HE doesn't have an order, he is able to do as he pleases to you. Furthermore the Plaintiff is entitled to have a gun. The defendent can't even though it is a civil matter. The defendent can't even go to a shooting range or be at a friend's home who may be a gunowner. So only answer this question if you have experience. I was falsely given a false order in Georgia. The man had no evidence only a verbal statement. I was in shock and kept quiet in the courtroom. My keeping quiet and silent tears (I cried not dramatic but I just didn't understand why this was happening) made the judge put the order because I didn't refute anything. He said he changed his number because of me. We only saw each other twice in 4 years and he still had the same number he had 4 years earlier (that was listed in court file). These hearings don't require lawyers and almost no one has one. Furthermore they are free to file in Georgia so the Plaintiff does'n't lose money. Anyway I had to immediately change my number because this guy found out where I lived. I had moved but never told him but I was served for this order so he did research. For this past year I had to watch my back. I avoided public places like the plague but I still have to eat and get gas. I'd go to small markets because I was nervous in a supermarket. If I did go to the supermarket, I went at midnight when their were less people. I went to Ethiopian or Vietnamese restaurants or places I knew he would consider "beneath" him. I didn't go dancing with my friends because we could run into him at the local "hot' spots. I didn't go to concerts or venues because we have similiar cultural tastes. Now that the order is over, I went to the Mall and Target. i always hated those places but now it was so special but still I'm paranoid and so used to looking out if he's around. Has anyone gone through this? I cry because people think these orders are fair and constitutional but when you realize how it is easy to be abused, you see that it's not a form of empowerment if a person is really a victim. I see it as a form of abuse. If you are falsely accused, then you are being abused but if you really are an abuse victim seeking an order, then see this as a way for the abuse victim to become an abuser. Why can't people just go to criminal court and show evidence of abuse? Why is it just to put an order on someone because you think they could potentially harm you? Every person on this planet can potentially harm me. Should I just have restraining orders on every single human being in my county? I don't get it. I just don'tI'm female. As much as I hate to say this, I'm kind of happy men are abusing the system. I think it's a wake-up call to women that this form of "vengeance" can also be used against them and it can be scary. more

Voting Question: Is my golden pregnant or not?

My golden is now 62 days with first mating and 58 with second. Vet could right up till monday not feel any puppies, but she has all the signs. Loss of appetite for several weeks, very tired, she wont even go for walks, frequent urination, nipples slightly enlarged but no milk at this stage. She had an ultrasound at 28 days of first mating and we could see 2 sacks but nothing in them, but then again, the machine must be one of the first ones on the market or about 100 years old. Vet said she could have 1 or 2 puppies in her ribcage and we just have to wait. She has now over the last few days gotten a clear sticky discharge covering her tail and hind quarters and after having done hours on end reading online, cant find any information on how normal the discharge part is with a false pregnancy, should this be the case. When feeling her tummy, it feels like she has a balloon filled with water. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Maxine more

Resolved Question: Is it legal when former employer sent me W-2 form for 'ESPP disqualifying disposition'?

2 years ago I purchased ESPP stock (with lower than the market price). Then I quit the job and in the next year I sold this stock. I didn't know that it was the time limit for ESPP stock sale (2 years). And all sales before 2 years, according to the rule that the company set but never disclosed to me, disqualify the ESPP purchase. This means that I should have bought it for higher price. But they can't charge me the difference now since I quit long ago. W-2 form is basically a declaration of my income. It has line 1 filled (wages, tips, other compansation). But I didn't get any income from this company this year at all. Why would the company say I got income when I didn't and only had 'disqualifying disposition'. The claim of income (paid wages) is basically false. What's the benefit for the company to file such W-2 form? They don't get any extra-money anyway. Should I just file a protest with IRS and claim that this W-2 is false? more

Resolved Question: "he who oppresses a poor man insults his maker..." Proverbs 14:31 About that, Republican Xtians?

"he who oppresses a poor man insults his maker. He who is kind to the needy honors him." ...is the full quote. Now, i take the word 'poor' to mean someone who is without -in any form, not just financially (based on the wording in the second part of the line). With that in mind, this is another case of 'Judaic-Prophetic Justice' in Christianity. It's a concept that runs deep through the entire bible and is something of a theme. Its point being that justice is more a matter of embrace, of love, self sacrifice, and restraint from judgement over the concepts of judgement, punishment, ardent adherence to law, restoration, and revenge. Where i'm at a loss here -why i asked for Republicans* specifically- is that i have a hard time reconciling this to much of the republican platform. Particularly the parts that are voiced most prominently anymore. Specifically some of the things i can't understand (in this framework) are: 1. opposition to national health care: greater access, guaranteed coverage, more options, things that mostly affect the poor. 2. advocacy for harsher punishment for criminals 3. support of corporate rights over individual, employee, or consumer rights 4. 'moral' legislation 5. war, war, war: more then 50% of the budget was dedicated to defense (directly!) and it was still not considered enough 6. opposition to higher standards for employees (safety, wages, ect) and trade unions 7. systematic demonetization of socialism and false-idolatry of capitalism and 'the free market' i could go on and on... so can you please help to explain how the republican party embodies christian values?Wayf, i may be a little pointed today, but i wouldn't aim any arrows at you :)beek: the former ussr and china are examples of communist nations (ironically the system that is closest to jesus's teaching when it is applied in a marxist fashion) not socialist. please research the difference. gabriela: i thought the point of answering was to answer the question, not state your inability or refusal to do so? more

Resolved Question: If Obama makes one false move will China flood the market with dollar bills and crash the currency?

China has a very large stockpile of dollars. more

Resolved Question: Doesn't it seem like false advertising when a house goes on the market for a certain price?

when they really don't intend to sell it for that amount? (just waiting for the hightest bidder).Thanks to those who answered. more

Resolved Question: How can this happen: FDA approves psychiatric drug for children while govt. investigates corruption?

see the Dept. of Justice press release "United States Files Complaint Against Forest Laboratories for Allegedly Violating the False Claims Act, Pharmaceutical Company Allegedly Marketed Drugs for Unapproved Pediatric Use and Paid Kickbacks" http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/February/09-civ-163.html to quote 1st paragraph: "WASHINGTON – A Complaint was unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts against a New York pharmaceutical company for alleged False Claims Act violations arising from the company’s marketing the drugs Celexa and Lexapro for unapproved pediatric use and for paying kickbacks to induce physicians to prescribe the drugs." and the news of the FDA approval: "The Corruption Continues: FDA Approves Antidepressants for Children, Even After Revelations of Bribery " see dubya dubya dubya dot natural dot news dot com To quote in part: "(NaturalNews) The FDA has approved Forest Laboratories' antidepressant Lexapro (escitalopram) for use in children and adolescents, even as the federal government and 11 states have filed a lawsuit against the company for illegally pushing the drug on kids. The federal government has accused Forest of bribing pediatricians to prescribe Lexapro and a related drug, Celexa (citalopram), to treat depression in children, even though such use had not been approved by the FDA at the time. The government also claims that Forest concealed the results of studies showing the drugs to be no more effective than a placebo." "By knowingly and actively promoting these antidepressants for off-label pediatric use without disclosing the results of the negative pediatric study and by paying kickbacks, Forest caused false claims to be submitted to federal health care programs in violation of the False Claims Act," said the federal complaint, issued on Feb. 25. ...I'll quote the rest of the Natural News article because I cannot seem to get the link posted: "Lexapro was introduced in 2001 as a successor to Forest's blockbuster Celexa, which lost patent protection and became available for generic replication in 2003. Both drugs are antidepressants in the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class, and like other SSRIs have been shown to significantly increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children, adolescents and young adults after even short-term use. Lexapro is the 15th biggest selling drug in the United States.".... "On March 20, the FDA approved Lexapro for the treatment of major depressive disorder in children between the ages of 12 and 17, based on the findings of ONLY ONE CLINICAL STUDY. Another study showed the drug to have NO MORE EFFECT THAN A PLACEBO." [capitalization added for emphasis]".... "A lot of these kinds of trials are not successful because it's very difficult to do depression studies," said Forest spokesman Frank Murdolo. "But we have two studies that were successful." The second study referenced by Murdolo was conducted on Celexa, which the FDA declined to approve for use in children. A second Celexa study found no evidence that the drug was effective. ..."".... The FDA also approved Lexapro as a way to maintain control of depression symptoms, even though Forest admits there is no clinical evidence for that benefit in children. The FDA argued that it was possible to extrapolate the effectiveness of the drug from adult studies. Lexapro is only the second antidepressant to receive US approval for use in children. According to a federal complaint however, Forest has been marketing Lexapro and Celexa to children illegally for at least nine years. ..."".... In 1999, the FDA asked the company to conduct two independent clinical trials into Celexa's effectiveness in children, offering as incentive a six-month patent extension. Forest commissioned two studies -- one by the Danish company Lundbeck, which initially developed the drug, and another by U.S. researcher Karen Dineen Wagner. While the Wagner study found "a statistically ... significant reduction in depressive symptoms in children and adolescents" and "no serious adverse events" from the drug's use, the Lundbeck study found that Celexa provided no benefits over the placebo. In addition, out of a total participant population of 244 in the Lundbeck study, nine more Celexa patients attempted or considered suicide compared with those taking a placebo. For the next three years, however, Forest widely publicized the Wagner study but did not disclose the results of the Lundbeck study. (end of article) more

Resolved Question: true or false from financial accounting?

1.Most companies that sell on account use a subsidiary ledger to keep track of individual accounts. 2.If a company uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts, the entry to write off an uncollectible account only involves balance sheet accounts. 3.Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a contra asset account. 4.Under the allowance method, the net realizable value of receivables is the same both before and after an account has been written off. 5.A reason for selling receivables is the desire to increase the amount of available cash. 6. The cost of land improvements is not amortized because land typically does not decline in value. 7.The net book value of a long-lived asset is always equal to its fair market value. 8.The Accumulated Amortization account represents a cash fund available to replace long-lived assets. 9.The declining-balance method of amortization is the most popular method used in Canada. 10.A change in the estimated useful life of a long-lived asset may cause a change in the amount of amortization recognized in the current and future periods, but not to prior periods. 11.A company whose current liabilities exceed its current assets may have a liquidity problem 12.Notes payable are often used instead of accounts payable. 13.Liabilities arising from promotions (e.g., cash rebates) are an example of a contingent liability. more

Resolved Question: why did Daniel Brou get sole credit for a jointly authored work?

In his PhD dissertation. Hey Daniel Brou. Why did you lie about Michele Ruta’s real contribution to your dissertation and give Joanne Yiokaris false acknowledgment in your dissertation? Do you have no idea how your dissertation got written? Joanne Yiokaris didn’t get your dissertation written; Michele Ruta did get your dissertation written. And you got the sole academic credit for his work. You steal from him. You steal from me. I see a pattern here. You lie about Joanne Yiokaris’s “contribution;” you lie about Michele Ruta’s real contribution. You lie to me about writing a letter of recommendation and perpetuate the lie for several years. I see a pattern here. Daniel Brou misdefines “market structure” in his dissertation as the absolute number of firms, but the concept relates to the relative market power of each of those firms in addition to number of firms. He is also confused about Joanne Yiokaris’s supposed “belief” in his dissertation. Since Joanne Yiokaris has no idea what his dissertation is about and cannot read it, she didn’t contribute to its writing. This theme of confusion is further evident in the use of different theoretical frameworks for the dissertation. Daniel Brou uses one theoretical framework relating to the European integration and another theoretical framework related to the Canadian informal economy. He dissertation is further confused in that while he thanks Joanne Yiokaris nowhere does he thank the actual co authors of the articles that he gets full credit for in his dissertation. more

Voting Question: Why does MLM network marketing seem to work opposite of how businesses should?

1. You never hear people getting bulk discounts (the bigger the bulk the lower the price), which is the best way to market and sell a product. You also don't see drop shipping (where factories do the work as long as a sale is created), rather, you have distributors forced to pay a fixed monthly fee whether they sell or not, putting the burden completely on the marketer, not the manufacturer or consumer, the other necessary components of a trade. 2. Marketers are encouraged to recruit their own competition 3. Marketers push people to buy what they don't need at a price they normally don't like, rather than let people beg for the product and compete over pricing it as low as possible 4. Despite what employers tell you, MLM does NOT give you control over your own business, you have no say over pricing (unless going up is considered a say) 5. As mentioned above, traditional production and marketing works when a good product is begged to be sold by consumers, and consumers beg to become a distributor. MLM does just the opposite or how a natural market operates. 6. MLM preys on greed, guilt, and encourages people to hunt their close associates. Traditional businesses understand worst case scenarios, market saturation, supply and demand, voluntary exchange, MLM seems to ignore reality altogether by giving false promises. 7. Does any serious business school teach MLM as a viable business model? Or is there a conspiracy in the mainstream education to stifle alternative theories of economics and those who don't do MLM are brainwashed into believing that only traditional businesses work? 8. MLM always talks about a hidden secret breakthrough that'll be the next best thing. Now if this was remotely true, shouldn't rich people have joined, invested and beat the average Joe? If something is promising, why isn't it attracting money, rather, it's attracting ignorant suckers? more

Resolved Question: True or false on Radio?

true or false?? 1. It is impossible to sell for a station that has low numbers. 2. The idea behind Optimum Effective Scheduling is to strengthen the impact of advertising purchased. 3. The position of General Manager is most often filled by promoting the Program Director 4. Orbiting ads within a time classification is done to minimize the number of different listeners reached. 5. Advertisers may purchase flights from the radio station. 6. Howard Stern says that he does not have an obligation to read copy from an advertiser. 7. The Portable People Meter (PPM) is a pager-size device that records radio audience listening patterns. 8. The highest rates on a Rate Card are usually for Morning Drive. 9. The current leader among local market audience surveys is Arbitron. 10. Radio Stations pay for research because the owners desire to add to the knowledge about the world in which we live. 11. Radio currently depends on participating spot announcements rather than sustaining program sponsorships. 12. TV reaches 68% of shoppers within an hour prior to the time they make a purchase. 13. Purchasing on a Grid can save the advertisers money when station ad revenues go down. 14. Major rep firms, such as Katz and Interep, serve as an extension of the station’s sales department. 15. Appearance does not matter for good sales people. more

Resolved Question: PLEASE! i have a week to turn in all my missing work and all other work i have. please help me.?

People in the Social category are usually concerned with the welfare of others A) True B) False 2. Business executives usually fit the Enterprising category. A) True B) False 3. The OOH divides occupations into 19 occupational clusters. A) True B) False 4. In the DOT classification system, a number of occupations may have the same first six digits, but no two can have the same nine digits. A) True B) False 5. The information interview can help you clarify your thoughts about career interests. A) True B) False 6. On the Holland hexagon, Conventional and Artistic are opposite each other. A) True B) False 7. An information interview can help you gain up-to-date facts about the job market, trends, and future growth. A) True B) False 8. It is nearly impossible to find online information about the career or careers in which you are interested in. A) True B) False 9. Self-knowledge doesn't play a very large part in career planning. A) True B) False 10. One problem with many people who fall into the Social category is that they often have trouble expressing themselves. A) True B) False 11. A few weeks after you mail the request letter, call to arrange the interview. A) True B) False 12. "How much money do you make?" is an appropriate question to ask in an information interview. A) True B) False 13. Most people in the Investigative category enjoy working with and around many other people. A) True B) False 14. A Conventional person would be more likely to be in a leadership role than would an Enterprising person. A) True B) False 15. Computerized Career Information Systems provide much information about educational institutions that offer training in specific jobs. A) True B) False 16. The first letter of your Holland summary code shows the personality type you resemble least. A) True B) False 17. Your contact letter to set up an information interview should be brief and to the point. A) True B) False 18. A person described as an "organization man" or an "organization woman" could very well fit in the Conventional category. A) True B) False 19. The Occupational Outlook Handbook lists occupations that require long periods of education or rapidly growing fields of employment. A) True B) False 20. The first digit of the nine-digit DOT number refers to a broad group called the occupational category. A) True B) False please dont say do my own homework. if i could i would, but i dont understand this stuff. and the book is more confusing then the work. please if you can help. even if its just 1 or 2 questions more

Voting Question: True or False Questions: Please help me?

1.Financial management is concerned with the maintenance and creation of wealth. 2.The current ratio and the acid test ratio are both measures of financial leverage. 3.Sales occurring in the secondary markets increase the total stock of financial assets that exist in the economy. 4.The key ingredient in a firm’s financial planning is the sales forecast. 5.The present value of an annuity increases as the discount rate increases. 6. As the volume of production increases, the fixed cost per unit of the product decreases. 7.Whenever the IRR on a project equals that project’s required rate of return, the NPV equals zero. 8.The hedging principle involves matching the cash flow from an asset with the cash flow requirements of the financing used. 9.Because they operate within a highly uncertain environment, utilities hold a large percentage of their total assets in cash. 10.Accounts receivable are an asset that reflects sales made on credit. 11.Working capital for a project includes investment in fixed assets. 12.Sales captured from the firm’s competitors can be relevant to the capital-budgeting decision. 13.The weighted average cost of capital is the minimum required return that must be earned on additional investment if firm value is to remain unchanged. 14.The firm financed completely with equity capital has a cost of capital equal to the required return on common stock. 15.Financial structure includes long-term and short-term sources of funds. 16.Real assets should be financed with temporary capital due to the short-term nature of depreciation expense. 17.The nature of a firm’s assets has a major influence on the types of financial capital a firm uses. 18.Compared with other developed countries, the U.S. is particularly reliant on foreign trade for self-subsistence. 19.The foreign exchange market is similar in form to the New York Stock Exchange. 20.The efficiency of foreign currency markets is ensured, in large measure, by the process of arbitrageurs. 21.Foreign currency forward rates aid traders by reducing uncertainty regarding future market fluctuations. 22.Capital markets in foreign countries in general are becoming more integrated due to the widespread availability of interest rate and currency swaps. more

Resolved Question: What are the best false lashes on the market?

Im looking for some false eyelashes to wear on a night out and was wondering if any of you knew some good ones to get. Plus any tips for applying them? xxx more

Resolved Question: AH basic accounting questions?

I'm a business major and taking accounting. I was wondering if you could help me answer some questions it'd be a big help. 1. Does the investments category on the balance sheet normally includes investments that are intended to be held for a short period of time? 2. Does the single-step and multi-step income statements result in different net income figures 3. True or false- A company with a current ratio of 1.0 is considered more liquid than one with a current ratio of 2.0. 4. Which of the following accounting conventions would an accountant most likely apply when facing major uncertainties? A) full disclosure B) conservatism C) materiality D) consistency 5. The lower-of-cost-or-market method of accounting for inventories follows the convention of: A) full disclosure B) materiality C) conservatism D) cost-benefit 6. Who is responsible for preparing financial statements? A) The CPA firm that audits the financial statements. B) Management C) A company's accounting department D) the SEC thank you thank you thank you more

Resolved Question: PLZZ HELP ME DOING THIS ASSIGNMENT OF ECONOMICS....CASES ARE GIVEN BELOW!! THANX ALOT!! I NEED IT NOW URGENTLY?

CASE 1 PACIFIC COPPER INDUSTRY Pacific copper industry, a family-owned business, produces copper that is purchased by other firms to make wire, tubing and sheets. The copper is produced in 1000 pounds ingot and is identifiable as having been produced by Pacific copper only by the firm’s name stamped on each ingot (brick). PART 1 Pacific operates the only copper mine and smelter in the South Pacific region. Because imports are limited by high transportation costs, the firm is essentially a monopoly with respect to the sale of copper ingots. The only real source of competition comes from scrap copper that has been melted back into ingot form. However, this scrap copper is considered inferior by buyers and sells for a substantially lower price. Pacific copper sells to approximately 200 firms in the region. Individual purchases are typically made by experienced buyers, but orders tend to be small and frequent to allow buyers to keep their inventory cost down. Although Pacific maintain a publish list of prices, it is not uncommon for preferred customers to be secretly quoted a lower price or better credit terms. Management estimates the demand for the firm’s product is given by the following equation. P = 2975 – 0.10Q Where P is the price per ton and Q is the number of tons sold per year. Regression analysis suggests that the firm’s average and marginal cost equation are: AC = 2393 – 0.10Q MC = 2393 – 0.05Q Where, AC and MC are average and marginal costs per ton. PART 2 After 2 years, eight new firms enter the market. At the present time, Pacific has a 50% share of copper ingot sales and the rest of the market is shared equally by the eight new firms. During a recreational outing in ALASKA, the managers of the nine copper producing firms decide to collude and set the price of ingot at the monopoly level. Read the above case study carefully and write down the correct option number (e-g A, B, C, D) in the given Excel file. 1- If the objective of Pacific management is short run profit maximization then the optimal level of output for the Pacific firm is: Marks: 5 A. 3,798 B. 3,880 C. 3,910 D. 4,005 2- The optimal level of price for the Pacific firm is: Marks: 2 A. $2,587 B. $2,592 C. $2,602 D. $2,680 3- The amount of total cost of producing copper ingot by the Pacific firm is: Marks: 3 A. $76, 82,220 B. $77, 00,997 C. $77, 79,400 D. $78, 99,009 4- The amount of total revenue earned by the Pacific firm is: Marks: 2 A. $1,00,16,280 B. $1,00,36,500 C. $1,00, 37,560 D. $1,01, 56,820 5- The amount of total profit earned by the Pacific firm is: Marks: 2 A. $20, 01,520 B. $20, 50,205 C. $21, 25,350 D. $22, 58,160 6- Periodically, Pacific advertises in local business publications. Advertising cost of Pacific firm is estimated to be $1000 per year. What will be the impact of this advertising cost on the price level of copper ingot? Marks: 1 A. The price level of copper ingot will rise. B. The price level of copper ingot will fall. C. The price level of copper ingot will remain the same. D. The price level of copper ingot will rise first and then fall. 7- When the nine firms decide to cooperate with each other in the setting of prices and quantities, this is an example of: Marks: 1 A. Collusion. B. Price leadership. C. Monopolistic competition. D. Perfect competition. 8- According to the demand function estimated by the Pacific management, which of the following statements is TRUE about the demand curve for copper ingot? Marks: 1 A. Demand curve is upward-sloping. B. Demand curve is downward-sloping. C. Demand curve is vertical. D. Demand curve is horizontal. 9- For a monopolist, changes in demand will lead to changes in: Marks: 1 A. Price with no change in output. B. Output with no change in price. C. Both price and output. D. None of the given options. 10- Use the following two statements to answer this question: I. For a monopolist, at every output level, average revenue is equal to price. II. For a monopolist, at every output level, marginal revenue is equal to price. Marks: 1 A. Both I and II are true. B. I is true, and II is false. C. I is false, and II is true. D. Both I and II are false. 11- Which of the following is NOT true for monopoly? Marks: 1 A. The profit maximizing output is the one at which marginal revenue and marginal costs are equal. B. The profit maximizing output is the one at which the difference between total revenue and total cost is largest. C. The monopolist's demand curve is the same as the market demand curve. D. At the profit maximizing output, price equals marginal cost. CASE 2 THE MARKET FOR HUMAN KIDNEYS Should people have the right to sell parts of their bodies? Congress believes the answer is no. In 1984; it passed the National Organ Transplantation Act, which prohibits the sale of organs for transplantation. Organs may only be donated. Although the law prohibits their sale, more

Resolved Question: 1 points,do you think we should abolish the minimum wage?

please don't go off an answer something different i will divide my section into parts, please address those if you want the points. 1.Freedom In a free society, if an employer and an employee make a contract regarding work conditions, what right does some bureaucrat have to step in and say it is illegitimate? 2. Cartels A labor union who decides a minimum wage is no different than a group of companies colliding and agreeing to charge the same high price. Both exploit others. Labor unions stifle competition the same way price collusion does. 3. Why is the labour market always characterized as a place where workers work to the bone by employers who whip them? Both employers and employees have bargaining power. It is false to characterize the worker as a victim. more

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Voting Question: People in the Social category are usually concerned with the welfare of others?

A) True B) False 2. Business executives usually fit the Enterprising category. A) True B) False 3. The OOH divides occupations into 19 occupational clusters. A) True B) False 4. In the DOT classification system, a number of occupations may have the same first six digits, but no two can have the same nine digits. A) True B) False 5. The information interview can help you clarify your thoughts about career interests. A) True B) False 6. On the Holland hexagon, Conventional and Artistic are opposite each other. A) True B) False 7. An information interview can help you gain up-to-date facts about the job market, trends, and future growth. A) True B) False 8. It is nearly impossible to find online information about the career or careers in which you are interested in. A) True B) False 9. Self-knowledge doesn't play a very large part in career planning. A) True B) False 10. One problem with many people who fall into the Social category is that they often have trouble expressing themselves. A) True B) False 11. A few weeks after you mail the request letter, call to arrange the interview. A) True B) False 12. "How much money do you make?" is an appropriate question to ask in an information interview. A) True B) False 13. Most people in the Investigative category enjoy working with and around many other people. A) True B) False 14. A Conventional person would be more likely to be in a leadership role than would an Enterprising person. A) True B) False 15. Computerized Career Information Systems provide much information about educational institutions that offer training in specific jobs. A) True B) False 16. The first letter of your Holland summary code shows the personality type you resemble least. A) True B) False 17. Your contact letter to set up an information interview should be brief and to the point. A) True B) False 18. A person described as an "organization man" or an "organization woman" could very well fit in the Conventional category. A) True B) False 19. The Occupational Outlook Handbook lists occupations that require long periods of education or rapidly growing fields of employment. A) True B) False 20. The first digit of the nine-digit DOT number refers to a broad group called the occupational category. A) True B) False please help!!! more

Resolved Question: Pleaseeee helppp!!!! :(?

1.) Economic activities are part of any culture; economic activities are carried on to meet the needs and wants of culture members. True False 2.) What people believe and value has little influence on individual behavior. True False 3.) Because of modern technology, members of a culture no longer have to adapt to their natural environment. True False 4.) Most religions do not establish guidelines for individual behavior. True False 5.) Available natural resources have little impact on economic activities. True False 6.) All natural resources are generally available to all cultures in unlimited supply. True False 7.) Cultures develop technology to help them carry on economic activities. True False 8.) Climate has little influence on what economic activities are carried on by members of a culture. True False 9.) A free market economy is controlled by government economic planners. The planners eliminate competition in the market place. True False 10.) In a command economy, the government owns all significant enterprises and closely regulates all economic activity. True False more

Voting Question: Social problems help?

Latinos and Latinas continue to be underrepresented in TV programming: True/False Contemporary class perspectives suggest that the split-labor market benefits workers because it encourages unionization and solidarity among workers from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds: True/False What are Blumer's stages that describe the development of social problems? more

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Resolved Question: Economics Problem ... ready the question carefully and answer them?

CASE 1 PACIFIC COPPER INDUSTRY Pacific copper industry, a family-owned business, produces copper that is purchased by other firms to make wire, tubing and sheets. The copper is produced in 1000 pounds ingot and is identifiable as having been produced by Pacific copper only by the firm’s name stamped on each ingot (brick). PART 1 Pacific operates the only copper mine and smelter in the South Pacific region. Because imports are limited by high transportation costs, the firm is essentially a monopoly with respect to the sale of copper ingots. The only real source of competition comes from scrap copper that has been melted back into ingot form.However, this scrap copper is considered inferior by buyers and sells for a substantially lower price. Pacific copper sells to approximately 200 firms in the region. Individual purchases are typically made by experienced buyers, but orders tend to be small and frequent to allow buyers to keep their inventory cost down. Although Pacific maintain a publish list of prices, it is not uncommon for preferred customers to be secretly quoted a lower price or better credit terms. Management estimates the demand for the firm’s product is given by the following equation. P = 2975 – 0.10Q Where P is the price per ton and Q is the number of tons sold per year. Regression analysis suggests that the firm’s average and marginal cost equation are: AC = 2393 – 0.10Q MC = 2393 – 0.05Q Where, AC and MC are average and marginal costs per ton. PART 2 After 2 years, eight new firms enter the market. At the present time, Pacific has a 50% share of copper ingot sales and the rest of the market is shared equally by the eight new firms. During a recreational outing in ALASKA, the managers of the nine copper producing firms decide to collude and set the price of ingot at the monopoly level. Read the above case study carefully and write down the correct option number (e-g A, B, C, D) in the given Excel file. 1- If the objective of Pacific management is short run profit maximization then the optimal level of output for the Pacific firm is: A. 3,798 B. 3,880 C. 3,910 D. 4,005 2- The optimal level of price for the Pacific firm is: A. $2,587 B. $2,592 C. $2,602 D. $2,680 3- The amount of total cost of producing copper ingot by the Pacific firm is: A. $76, 82,220 B. $77, 00,997 C. $77, 79,400 D. $78, 99,009 4- The amount of total revenue earned by the Pacific firm is: A. $1,00,16,280 B. $1,00,36,500 C. $1,00, 37,560 D. $1,01, 56,820 5- The amount of total profit earned by the Pacific firm is: A. $20, 01,520 B. $20, 50,205 C. $21, 25,350 D. $22, 58,160 6- Periodically, Pacific advertises in local business publications. Advertising cost of Pacific firm is estimated to be $1000 per year. What will be the impact of this advertising cost on the price level of copper ingot? A. The price level of copper ingot will rise. B. The price level of copper ingot will fall. C. The price level of copper ingot will remain the same. D. The price level of copper ingot will rise first and then fall. 7- When the nine firms decide to cooperate with each other in the setting of prices and quantities, this is an example of: A. Collusion. B. Price leadership. C. Monopolistic competition. D. Perfect competition. 8- According to the demand function estimated by the Pacific management, which of the following statements is TRUE about the demand curve for copper ingot? A. Demand curve is upward-sloping. B. Demand curve is downward-sloping. C. Demand curve is vertical. D. Demand curve is horizontal. 9- For a monopolist, changes in demand will lead to changes in: A. Price with no change in output. B. Output with no change in price. C. Both price and output. D. None of the given options. 10- Use the following two statements to answer this question: I. For a monopolist, at every output level, average revenue is equal to price. II. For a monopolist, at every output level, marginal revenue is equal to price. A. Both I and II are true. B. I is true, and II is false. C. I is false, and II is true. D. Both I and II are false. 11- Which of the following is NOT true for monopoly? A. The profit maximizing output is the one at which marginal revenue and marginal costs are equal. B. The profit maximizing output is the one at which the difference between total revenue and total cost is largest. C. The monopolist's demand curve is the same as the market demand curve. D. At the profit maximizing output, price equals marginal cost. CASE 2 THE MARKET FOR HUMAN KIDNEYS Should people have the right to sell parts of their bodies? Congress believes the answer is no. In 1984; it passed the National Organ Transplantation Act, which prohibits the sale of organs for transplantation. Organs may only be donated. Although the law prohibits their sale, it does not make organs valueless. Instead, it prevents those who supply organs (living persons or the families of th more

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i am in the market to buy a new battery i live in mn so its cold about months out of the year but i am also puting in a pretty big car stereo in my car i all ready did the big three and put a high out put alternator in there so i need somethin with a lot of cca what do you think about this one http://www.autozone.com/autozone/catalog/parts/partsProduct.jsp?itemIdentifier=53436_129868_0_&skuDescription=Gold-Duralast+/+Battery&brandName=Gold-Duralast&displayName=Battery&categoryNValue=14299999&sortType=high&store=3074&isSearchByPartNumber=false&fromWhere=null&fromString=search&itemId=prod61692&navValue=14200175&filterByKeyWord=battrey&productId=53436&appQuestionText=&searchText=&categoryDisplayName=&parentId=cat30056&questions=%5B%5D more