Which of the following situations would be most likely to lead to an increase in interest rates in the economy?
a. Households start saving a larger percentage of their income.
b. The Federal Reserve decides to try to stimulate the economy.
c. The level of inflation begins to decline.
d. The economy moves from a boom to a recession.
e. Corporations step up their expansion plans and thus increase their demand for capital.

Fess receives wages totaling $74,500 and has net earnings from self-employment amounting to $71,300. in determining her taxable self-employment income for the oasdi tax, how much of her net self-employment earnings must fess count? a. $74,500 b. $71,300 c. $53,900 d. $127,200 e. none of the above.

For each separate case below, follow the 3-step process for adjusting the prepaid asset account at december 31. step 1: determine what the current account balance equals. step 2: determine what the current account balance should equal. step 3: record the december 31 adjusting entry to get from step 1 to step 2. assume no other adjusting entries are made during the year. a. prepaid insurance. the prepaid insurance account has a $4,700 debit balance to start the year. a re- view of insurance policies and payments shows that $900 of unexpired insurance remains at year-end. b. prepaid insurance. the prepaid insurance account has a $5,890 debit balance at the start of the year. a review of insurance policies and payments shows $1,040 of insurance has expired by year-end. c.prepaidrent.onseptember1ofthecurrentyear,thecompanyprepaid$24,000 for 2 years of rentfor facilities being occupied that day. the company debited prepaid rent and credited cash for $24,000.

Selected data for stick’s design are given as of december 31, year 1 and year 2 (rounded to the nearest hundredth). year 2 year 1 net credit sales $25,000 $30,000 cost of goods sold 16,000 18,000 net income 2,000 2,800 cash 5,000 900 accounts receivable 3,000 2,000 inventory 2,000 3,600 current liabilities 6,000 5,000 compute the following: 1. current ratio for year 2 2. acid-test ratio for year 2 3. accounts receivable turnover for year 2 4. average collection period for year 2 5. inventory turnover for year 2