The textbook notes that financial assets do not contribute directly to gdp, whereas real assets (such as land, factories, and technology) constitute the true productive capacity of an economy. however, it is hard to imagine a modern economy that does not have well-developed financial markets with many kinds of securities. suppose there were no markets in which one could trade financial assets. how might the productive capacity of the u. s. economy be affected?

Njuly, noel & vang company purchased materials costing $23,100 and incurred direct labor cost of $19,800. manufacturing overhead totaled $35,200 for the month. information on inventories was as follows: july 1 july 31 materials $6,820 $7,810 work in process 770 1,320 finished goods 3,630 2,970 what was the cost of goods sold for july? a. $71,300 b. $71,100 c. $69,600 d. $77,220

An employer who is considering hiring eva has asked donna, eva’s former supervisor, for a report on eva. in truth, eva’s work for donna has been only average. however, eva is donna’s friend, and donna knows that eva probably will not get the job if she says anything negative about eva, and donna knows that eva desperately needs the job. further, donna knows that if the situation were reversed, she would not want eva to mention her deficiencies. nevertheless, it has been donna’s policy to reveal the deficiencies of employees when she has been asked for references by employers, and she knows that some of eva’s faults may be bothersome to this particular employer. finally, this employer has leveled with donna in the past when donna has asked for a report on people who have worked for him. should donna reveal deficiencies in eva’s past performance? (remember to use one of the three moral theories acceptable for this test to solve this dilemma. any discussion of any personal opinion, religious perspective, or theory other than the moral theories acceptable for this test will result in a score of "0" for this question.)

Suppose your rich uncle gave you $50,000, which you plan to use for graduate school. you will make the investment now, you expect to earn an annual return of 6%, and you will make 4 equal annual withdrawals, beginning 1 year from today. under these conditions, how large would each withdrawal be so there would be no funds remaining in the account after the 4th withdraw?