Trade deficits and j-curve adjustment paths. assume the united states has the following import/export volumes and prices. it undertakes a major "devaluation" of the dollar, say 16 % on average against all major trading partner currencies. what is the pre-devaluation and post-devaluation trade balance? initial spot exchange rate, $/fc 1.97 price of exports, dollars ($) 19.9900 price of imports, foreign currency (fc) 10.3100 quantity of exports, units 150 quantity of imports, units 170 percentage devaluation of the dollar 16.00

The purpose of the transportation approach for location analysis is to minimize which of the following? a. total costsb. total fixed costsc. the number of shipmentsd. total shipping costse. total variable costs

Erp has all the following advantages except: modules throughout a corporation can communicate with each other while purchasing is difficult, the vendors such as sap make it worthwhile due to easy implementation have predefined software that represents "pretty good practices" or even "best practices" enables standardized procedures in an organization reduces inconsistent data stored in various locations of the organization

James jones is the owner of a small retail business operated as a sole proprietorship. during 2017, his business recorded the following items of income and expense: revenue from inventory sales $ 147,000 cost of goods sold 33,500 business license tax 2,400 rent on retail space 42,000 supplies 15,000 wages paid to employees 22,000 payroll taxes 1,700 utilities 3,600 compute taxable income attributable to the sole proprietorship by completing schedule c to be included in james’s 2017 form 1040. compute self-employment tax payable on the earnings of james’s sole proprietorship by completing a 2017 schedule se, form 1040. assume your answers to parts a and b are the same for 2018. further assume that james's business is not a service business, and that it has $155,000 unadjusted basis in tangible depreciable property. calculate james's 2018 section 199a deduction.