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ECS1601Test bank with answers Economics, past exam papers Exam-Pack-Index From 2017-2022, assignment 1, assignment 2, .. ..complete solutions 1 ECS1601 TEST BANK Question 1 In the goods market of the circular flow model, …. 1) firms buy factors of production from consumers 2) firms buy finished products from households 3) consumers buy factors of production from firms 4) firms sell factors of production to the government 5) consumers buy finished products from firms Th...

A current account is a balance of payments account that documents the flow of funds as a result of imports and exports of goods and services of a country. This account either has a positive balance (surplus) or a negative balance (deficit). A current account surplus means that the current account has a positive balance of payments. In other words, the exports of a country exceed the imports.

1) The current account includes a) direct investment assets. b) monetary reserves. c) investment liabilities. d) exports and imports. - Answer-d) exports and imports Since the 1970s, in regard to the current account, the United States has generally had a) a deficit b) a surplus c) a balance d) volatility - Answer-a) a deficit The financial account includes a) the capital account. b) secondary income. c) portfolio investment. d) services trade - Answer-c) portfolio i...

ECS2602 EXAM STUDY PACK 2022. ECS2602 - Macroeconomics In the goods market model a decrease in taxes will result in … a) an increase in autonomous consumption. b) an increase in disposable income. c) an increase in income. d) a decrease in induced consumption. 1) a, b and c 2) a, b and d 3) b, c and d 4) a, c and d 5) None of the options 1 to 4 (correct option is 5.) Explanation A decrease in taxes increases disposable income and consequently induced consumption spending increases...

FAC1601 Assignment 3 Semester 1 2023 (366858)FAC1601 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2023/2024 Update Question 1 Which of the following statements is correct: 1. When revaluing an asset or liability in terms of a change in ownership structure, the current account is used. The current account is then closed off to the accounts of theexisting partners according to their existing profit-sharing ratio. 2. The selling price of a partnership is determined by the cost price of the partnership. 3...

Exclusion ratio - An annuitant would life to determine the amount of an annuity distribution that is exempt from taxation. What is used to calculate this? Mortality rate, Exclusion ratio, Morbidity rate, Debt-to-Equity ration Offers a maximum interest rate that increases annually - Which of the following is NOT a feature of equity-indexed annuities? Offers long term inflation protection, Offers a minimum guaranteed rate, Offers a maximum interest rate that increases annually, Offers pr...

FAC1601 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2023/2024 UpdateFAC1601 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2023/2024 Update Question 1 Which of the following statements is correct: 1. When revaluing an asset or liability in terms of a change in ownership structure, the current account is used. The current account is then closed off to the accounts of theexisting partners according to their existing profit-sharing ratio. 2. The selling price of a partnership is determined by the cost price of the partnership. 3....

The property tax is an ____ __________ tax, meaning it is based on value. - Answer- ad valorem The assessor is responsible for the _______, ________, and __________ of all taxable property. - Answer- discovery listing valuation The taxable location of personal property is referred to as its __________. - Answer- situs An estimate of value, usually in writing, of an adequately described property, as of a given date, is termed ___ ___________. - Answer- an appraisal A jurisdiction's...

Collar strategy consists of... - Answer ownership of a risky asset with a long position in a put option on the underlying asset, and a short position in the call option on the underlying asset Hedging Bucket - Answer within a plan's asset-liability framework seeks to track the plan's liabilities and minimize the volatility of the plan surplus Overlay approach - Answer relies on derivatives contracts to create hedges growth bucket - Answer invests the surplus in riskier investments to ...

Loan-to-Value Ratio (LTV) - correct answer The percentage of the lesser of the appraised value or sales price that the lender will lend. ex: If a borrower is approved for an 80% loan, it means that the lender will loan up to 80% of the sales price or appraised value, whichever is lower. Package Mortgage - correct answer Includes both real and personal property ( fixtures and furnishings) Blanket Mortgage - correct answer Covers more than one piece of property. Wraparound Mortgage - c...