The table below shows the expenditure components for the United States in 2015. Expenditures in the United States Expenditure Component Amount of Expenditure (billions of dollara) Durable goods $1,367.1 Nondurable goods 2,666.0 Services 8,299.1 Nonresidential fixed investment 2,336.2 Residential fixed investment 645.4 Change in private inventories 111.9 Exports 2,264.9 Imports 2,789.0 Federal government 1,224.0 State and local government 1,994.9sing the values in the table, calculate the following aggregate expenditures and nominal GDP. Instructions: Round your answers to one decimal place. a. What is the value of consumption expenditures in 2015?$ billionb. What is the value of government expenditures in 2015?$ billionc. What is the value of gross investment in 2015?$ billiond. What is the value of nominal GDP in 2015?$ billion

Which of the following best explains why treasury bonds have an effect on the size of the money supply? a. the amount of treasury bonds in circulation affects both unemployment and inflation. b. the government can spend more money and charge lower taxes by using treasury bonds. c. the federal reserve bank can buy and sell these bonds to raise or lower bank deposits. d. the interest paid on treasury bonds influences the interest rates charged by private banks. 2b2t

Which of the following actions would be most likely to reduce potential conflicts of interest between stockholders and bondholders? a) compensating managers with stock options, b) financing risky projects with additional debt, c) the threat of hostile takeovers, d) the use of covenants in bond agreements that limit the firm's use of additional debt and constrain managers actions, e) abolishing the security and exchange commission

Lavage rapide is a canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near montreal. the following table provides data concerning the company’s costs: fixed cost per month cost per car washed cleaning supplies $ 0.70 electricity $ 1,400 $ 0.07 maintenance $ 0.15 wages and salaries $ 4,900 $ 0.30 depreciation $ 8,300 rent $ 1,900 administrative expenses $ 1,400 $ 0.03 for example, electricity costs are $1,400 per month plus $0.07 per car washed. the company expects to wash 8,000 cars in august and to collect an average of $6.50 per car washed. the actual operating results for august appear below. lavage rapide income statement for the month ended august 31 actual cars washed 8,100 revenue $ 54,100 expenses: cleaning supplies 6,100 electricity 1,930 maintenance 1,440 wages and salaries 7,660 depreciation 8,300 rent 2,100 administrative expenses 1,540 total expense 29,070 net operating income $ 25,030 required: calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for august.