Suppose Portugal has 700 workers and 26,000 units of capital, and France has 18,000 workers and 700 units of capital. Technology is identical in both countries. Assume that wine is the capital-intensive good and cloth is the labor-intensive good. Which of the following statements is correct if the nations start trading with each other? a. wages will increase in portugal.
b. rental rates in france will increase.
c. wages in france will decrease.
d. rental rates in portugal will increase.

Chance company had two operating divisions, one manufacturing farm equipment and the other office supplies. both divisions are considered separate components as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. the farm equipment component had been unprofitable, and on september 1, 2018, the company adopted a plan to sell the assets of the division. the actual sale was completed on december 15, 2018, at a price of $600,000. the book value of the division’s assets was $1,000,000, resulting in a before-tax loss of $400,000 on the sale. the division incurred a before-tax operating loss from operations of $130,000 from the beginning of the year through december 15. the income tax rate is 40%. chance’s after-tax income from its continuing operations is $350,000. required: prepare an income statement for 2018 beginning with income from continuing operations. include appropriate eps disclosures assuming that 100,000 shares of common stock were outstanding throughout the year. (amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. round eps answers to 2 decimal places.)

The answer here, x=7, is not in the interval that you selected in the previous part. what is wrong with the work shown above?

If the reserve requirement is 10 percent, what amount of excess reserves does a bank acquire when a business deposits a $500 check drawn on another bank?