Suppose that there are two countries (Ireland and Belgium) negotiating the government debt criteria for the Eurozone. Ireland has a high ratio of government debt to GDP; Belgium has a low ratio of debt to GDP. Which country is likely to prefer a higher inflation target?A) Belgium, because the real value of its government debt will approach zero faster than Ireland's over time

B) Ireland, because higher inflation will cause larger absolute reductions in the real value of its government debt than in Belgium

C) It makes no difference because high rates of inflation will have proportional effects on the real debt of both countries.

D) both, because each wants to see its real government debt decline

Which energy career pathways work with renewable energy? check all that apply.

Which of the following accurately describes a surplus? a. consumer demand for a certain car is below the number of cars that are produced. b. the production costs for a certain car are below the sale price of that car. c. a reduction in the cost of steel enables a car company to reduce the sale price of its cars. d. a car company tries to charge too high a price for a car and has to reduce the price. 2b2t

Problem 9-5. net present value and taxes [lo 1, 2] penguin productions is evaluating a film project. the president of penguin estimates that the film will cost $20,000,000 to produce. in its first year, the film is expected to generate $16,500,000 in net revenue, after which the film will be released to video. video is expected to generate $10,000,000 in net revenue in its first year, $2,500,000 in its second year, and $1,000,000 in its third year. for tax purposes, amortization of the cost of the film will be $12,000,000 in year 1 and $8,000,000 in year 2. the company’s tax rate is 35 percent, and the company requires a 12 percent rate of return on its films. required what is the net present value of the film project? to simplify, assume that all outlays to produce the film occur at time 0. should the company produce the film?