This problem is inspired by a study of the "gender gap" in earnings in top corporate jobs [bertrand and hallock (2001)]. the study compares total compensation among top executives in a large set of u. s. public corporations in the 1990s. (each year these publicly traded corporations must report total compensation levels for their top five executives.)a. let female be an indicator variable that is equal to 1 for females and 0 for males. a regression of the logarithm of earnings onto female yields: ln(earnings) = 6.48 - 0.44 female, ser = 2.65. (0.01) (0.05) i. the estimated coefficient on female is - 0.44. explain what this value means. ii. the ser is 2.65. explain what this value means. iii. does this regression suggest that female top executives earn less than top male executives? explain. iv. does this regression suggest that there is gender discrimination? explain.

Transactions on april 1 of the current year, andrea byrd established a business to manage rental property. she completed the following transactions during april: opened a business bank account with a deposit of $45,000 from personal funds. purchased office supplies on account, $2,000. received cash from fees earned for managing rental property, $8,500. paid rent on office and equipment for the month, $5,000. paid creditors on account, $1,375. billed customers for fees earned for managing rental property, $11,250. paid automobile expenses for month, $840, and miscellaneous expenses, $900. paid office salaries, $3,600. determined that the cost of supplies on hand was $550; therefore, the cost of supplies used was $1,450. withdrew cash for personal use, $2,000. required: 1. indicate the effect of each transaction and the balances after each transaction: for those boxes in which no entry is required, leave the box blank. for those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (example: -300)

What is the advantage of developing criteria for assessing the effectiveness of business products and processes? a. assessment criteria are answers. b.assessment criteria are inexpensive. c.assessment criteria provide you with a list of relevant things to measure. d.assessment criteria provide you with a list of people to contact to learn more about process mentoring.

Jacob is a member of wcc (an llc taxed as a partnership). jacob was allocated $155,000 of business income from wcc for the year. jacob’s marginal income tax rate is 37 percent. the business allocation is subject to 2.9 percent of self-employment tax and 0.9 percent additional medicare tax. (round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar a) what is the amount of tax jacob will owe on the income allocation if the income is not qualified business income? b) what is the amount of tax jacob will owe on the income allocation if the income is qualified business income (qbi) and jacob qualifies for the full qbi duduction?