Consider two scenarios for a nation's economic growth. Scenario A has real GDP growing at an average annual rate of 2%; scenario B has an average annual growth of 4%. The nation's real GDP would double in about:
a. 25 years under scenario A, versus 12.5 years under scenario B.
b. 36 years under scenario A, versus 18 years under scenario B.
c. 36 years under scenario A, versus 9 years under scenario B.
d. 18 years under scenario A, versus 9 years under scenario B.

Overspeculation and a decrease in consumer confidence are both leading factors of: ?

Analyzing and computing accrued warranty liability and expense waymire company sells a motor that carries a 60-day unconditional warranty against product failure. from prior years' experience, waymire estimates that 2% of units sold each period will require repair at an average cost of $100 per unit. during the current period, waymire sold 69,000 units and repaired 1,000 units. (a) how much warranty expense must waymire report in its current period income statement? (b) what warranty liability related to current period sales will waymire report on its current period-end balance sheet? (hint: remember that some units were repaired in the current period.) (c) what analysis issues must we consider with respect to reported warranty liabilities?

Aggart technologies is considering issuing new common stock and using the proceeds to reduce its outstanding debt. the stock issue would have no effect on total assets, the interest rate taggart pays, ebit, or the tax rate. which of the following is likely to occur if the company goes ahead with the stock issue? a. the roa will decline.b. taxable income will decline.c. the tax bill will increase.d. net income will decrease.e. the times-interest-earned ratio will decrease