Nations establish trade barriers against other nations for all of the following reasons except a. to discourage citizens from buying imports b. to encourage domestic businesses to meet demand c. to protect domestic companies from international competition d. to create more free trade between countries

Luis and rosa, citizens of costa rica, moved to the united states in year 1 where they both lived and worked. in year 3, they provided the total support for their four young children (all under the age of 10). two children lived with luis and rosa in the u. s., one child lived with his aunt in mexico, and one child lived with her grandmother in costa rica. none of the children earned any income. all of the children were citizens of costa rica. the child in mexico was a resident of mexico, and the child in costa rica was a resident of costa rica. how many total exemptions (personal exemptions plus exemptions for dependents) may luis and rosa claim on their year 3 joint income tax return? a. 6 b. 5 c. 4 d. 2

Which of the following is a disadvantage to choosing a sole proprietorship business structure? question 9 options: the owner has personal responsibility for the company's liabilities. the owner has to share the profits with partners. the owner is still liable for personal debts. the owner has to report to shareholders.

Ummit record company is negotiating with two banks for a $157,000 loan. fidelity bank requires a compensating balance of 24 percent, discounts the loan, and wants to be paid back in four quarterly payments. southwest bank requires a compensating balance of 12 percent, does not discount the loan, but wants to be paid back in 12 monthly installments. the stated rate for both banks is 9 percent. compensating balances will be subtracted from the $157,000 in determining the available funds in part a. a-1. calculate the effective interest rate for fidelity bank and southwest bank. (do not round intermediate calculations. input your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) a-2. which loan should summit accept? southwest bank fidelity bank b. recompute the effective cost of interest, assuming that summit ordinarily maintains $37,680 at each bank in deposits that will serve as compensating balances