Recall British Consols first issued in 1700s are considered perpetuities. If a British Consol will pay 100 GBP annually starting one year from now and interest rate is 5%. Required:
a. What is this asset worth today?
b. If interest rate is always 5%, what is the asset worth 3 year from now?
c. Does the asset appreciate or depreciate in value?
d. Do you have any return if you are holding an asset that does not change in value? What is your rate of return?

If a team of three workers, each making the u. s. federal minimum wage, produced these 12 rugs, what would the total labor cost be? don't forget that these workers would be working overtime.

By 2020, automobile market analysts expect that the demand for electric autos will increase as buyers become more familiar with the technology. however, the costs of producing electric autos may increase because of higher costs for inputs (e. g., rare earth elements), or they may decrease as the manufacturers learn better assembly methods (i. e., learning by doing). what is the expected impact of these changes on the equilibrium price and quantity for electric autos?

Swathmore clothing corporation grants its customers 30 days' credit. the company uses the allowance method for its uncollectible accounts receivable. during the year, a monthly bad debt accrual is made by multiplying 3% times the amount of credit sales for the month. at the fiscal year-end of december 31, an aging of accounts receivable schedule is prepared and the allowance for uncollectible accounts is adjusted accordingly. at the end of 2012, accounts receivable were dollar 586.000 and the allowance account had a credit balance of dollar 50,000. accounts receivable activity for 2013 was as follows: the company's controller prepared the following aging summary of year-end accounts receivable: prepare a summary journal entry to record the monthly bad debt accrual and the write-offs during the year. (if no entry is required for a particular event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field.) prepare the necessary year-end adjusting entry for bad debt expense. (if no entry is required for an event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field.) what is total bad debt expense for 2013? calculate the amount of accounts receivable that would appear in the 2013 balance sheet?