Suppose that the following occurred in two countries during the past decade. Country A, real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 40 percent and population rose 46 percent; Country B, real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased 80 percent and population increased 75 percent. Based on this information, which is true?

On december 31, 2013, coronado company issues 173,000 stock-appreciation rights to its officers entitling them to receive cash for the difference between the market price of its stock and a pre-established price of $10. the fair value of the sars is estimated to be $5 per sar on december 31, 2014; $2 on december 31, 2015; $10 on december 31, 2016; and $8 on december 31, 2017. the service period is 4 years, and the exercise period is 7 years. prepare a schedule that shows the amount of compensation expense allocable to each year affected by the stock-appreciation rights plan.

You estimate that your cattle farm will generate $0.15 million of profits on sales of $3 million under normal economic conditions and that the degree of operating leverage is 2. (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answers in millions.) a. what will profits be if sales turn out to be $1.5 million?

Most economists report the elasticity of demand asa. the absolute value of the actual number. b. a negative number, since price and quantity demanded move in opposite directions. c. a percentage, since both the numerator and denominator are percentages. d. a dollar amount, since we are measuring the change in price.