The following table contains statements that provide some analysis of policies that address globalization.
Categorize each statement as positive or normative.
1-In the past decade, U.S. companies have outsourced millions of jobs overseas.
2-Companies that outsource jobs are acting immorally.
3- If the U.S. government were to institute higher tariffs on imports, companies would stop outsourcing jobs.
4-The U.S. government should institute higher tariffs on imports.
I need help in this problem. that what I got: 1-Positive 2- Normative 3- postive 4- Normative
Is that correct??

Answer:

Positive statement

Normative statement

Positive statement

Normative statement

Explanation:

Positive Economics is objective and statements are usually based on facts and economic theory. They can be tested.  

For example, -In the past decade, U.S. companies have outsourced millions of jobs overseas - is a statement that can be verified with data

Normative economics is based value judgements, opinions and perspectives. For example, -Companies that outsource jobs are acting immorally - is subject to opinion. Some would agree and some would not

Buffalo BBQ Restaurant is trying to become more efficient in training its chefs. It is experimenting with two training programs aimed at this objective. Both programs have basic and advanced training modules. The restaurant has provided the following data regarding the two programs after two weeks of implementation:
Training Program A Training Program B
New chef # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Hours of basic training 22 24 28 21 23 25 24 29 31 28
Hours of advanced training 8 7 8 10 11 4 3 0 1 2
Number of chef mistakes 12 13 15 14 14 7 6 8 5 6
a. Compute the following performance metrics for each program:
(1) Average hours of employee training per chef, rounded to one decimal place.
(2) Average number of mistakes per chef, rounded to one decimal place.
b. Which program should the restaurant implement moving forward?

Kent Manufacturing produces a product that sells for $120.00. Fixed costs are $179,400 and variable costs are $36.00 per unit. Kent can buy a new production machine that will increase fixed costs by $12,480 per year, but will decrease variable costs by $9.60 per unit. Compute the revised break-even point in dollars with the purchase of the new machine.

Jason, Ellen and Frank are business partners. Each of them handles a separate area of the partnership's business. They periodically have partners' meeting where they report to each other on the financial status of their areas and discuss potential new business. Jason's area of business has recently become extremely profitable, and Ellen and Frank are so happy with the new financials that they have not closely questioned Jason about the details especially since the partners continue to receive an equal share of the business profits each of them brings in. Ellen and Frank are shocked when the FBI comes to the office one Friday afternoon and arrest Jason. The FBI also informs Ellen and Frank that the office equipment is being seized and the partnership bank accounts have been frozen. Which of the following is a correct statement of the law?
a. Both Ellen and Frank can face criminal prosecution because the business was operated as a partnership.
b. Ellen and Frank will not be liable for Frank's conduct because Frank independently operated his area of the business.
c. Ellen and Frank should immediately file a Notice of Dissociation so that they will not be liable for Jason's conduct.
d. By not closely questioning Jason about his area of the business, Ellen and Frank will be seen to have ratified Jason's partnership operations.

Fitness Fanatics is a regional chain of health clubs. The managers of the clubs, who have authority to make investments as needed, are evaluated based largely on return on investment (ROI). The company's Springfield Club reported the following results for the past year:

Sales $750,000
Net operating income $15,000
Average operating assets $100,000

Required:
Compute the Fitness Fanatics’s return on investment (ROI).

The following information is available for a company's utility cost for operating its machines over the last four months. Month Machine hours Utility cost January 940 $ 5,490 February 1,840 $ 6,980 March 2,480 $ 8,100 April 640 $ 3,900 Using the high-low method, the estimated variable cost per machine hour for utilities is:

Jackson Company has developed the following sales projections for the calendar year:

May $108,000
June 128,000
July 148,000
August 168,000
September 158,000
October 138,000

Normal cash collection experience has been that 50% of sales is collected during the month of sale and 45% in the month following the sale. The remaining 5% of sales are never collected. Jackson's budgeted cash collections for the third calendar quarter are: _______

A process plant making 5000 kg/day of a product selling for $1.75/kg has annual variable pro- duction costs of $2 million at 100 percent capacity and fixed costs of $700,000. What is the fixed cost per kilogram at the breakeven point? If the selling price of the product is increased by 10 percent, what is the dollar increase in net profit at full capacity if the income tax rate is 35 percent of gross earnings?

It is a statement that describes the desired long-term results of your company's efforts. *

John has a roofing business. After a hailstorm, he knows that many homeowners will have roof damage and will need roof repair or a completely new roof. John wants to be sure that his leads are real prospects who answer questions, value his time, are realistic about money, and are prepared to hire John for his roofing services. Which of the following statements is true for John's lead qualification?
a. It refers to determining the recognized need, buying power, receptivity, and accessibility of a sales prospect.
b. It refers to a process in which a salesperson approaches potential buyers without any prior knowledge of the prospects' needs or financial status.
с. It refers to a process that describes the "homework" that must be done by a salesperson before he or she contacts a prospect.
d. It refers to using friends, business contacts, coworkers, acquaintances, and fellow members in professional and civic organizations to identify potential clients.

On January 15, 2020, Vern purchased the rights to a mineral interest for $3,500,000. At that time, it was estimated that the recoverable units would be 500,000. During the year, 40,000 units were mined and 25,000 units were sold for $800,000. Vern incurred expenses during 2020 of $500,000. The percentage depletion rate is 22%. Determine Vern's depletion deduction for 202

Tanner-UNF Corporation acquired as an investment $260 million of 5% bonds, dated July 1, on July 1, 2021. Company management is holding the bonds in its trading portfolio. The market interest rate (yield) was 7% for bonds of similar risk and maturity. Tanner-UNF paid $200 million for the bonds. The company will receive interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. As a result of changing market conditions, the fair value of the bonds at December 31, 2021, was $215 million.

Required:
a. Prepare the journal entry to record Tanner-UNF’s investment in the bonds on July 1, 2021 and interest on December 31, 2021, at the effective (market) rate.
b. Prepare any additional journal entry necessary for Tanner-UNF to report its investment in the December 31, 2021, balance sheet.

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Budgeted sales of the East End Burger Joint for the first quarter of the year are as follows:January...................................................... $50,000February ..................................................... 60,000March ....................................................... 68,000 The cost of sales averages 40 percent of sales revenue and management desires ending inventories equal to 25 percent of the following month’s sales. Assuming the January 1 inventory is $5,000, the January purchases budget is: a. $19,000 b. $21,000 c. $31,000 d. $69,000

Firm A is very aggressive in its use of debt to leverage up its earnings for common stockholders, whereas Firm NA is not aggressive and uses no debt. The two firms' operations are identical--they have the same total investor-supplied capital, sales, operating costs, and EBIT. Thus, they differ only in their use of financial leverage (wd). Based on the following data, how much higher or lower is A's ROE than that of NA, i.e., what is ROEA - ROENA?
Applicable to Both Firms Firm A's Data Firm NA's Data
Capital $180,000 ___________ 50% ___________ 0%
EBIT $40,000 Int. rate 12% Int. rate 0%
Tax rate 35%
A) 10.25%.
B) 12.01%.
C) 10.35%.
D) 12.12%.
E) 12.84%.

Northwest Fur Co. started 2021 with $95,000 of merchandise inventory on hand. During 2021, $440,000 in merchandise was purchased on account with credit terms of 3/15, n/45. All discounts were taken. Purchases were all made f.o.b. shipping point. Northwest paid freight charges of $9,100. Merchandise with an invoice amount of $3,800 was returned for credit. Cost of goods sold for the year was $365,000. Northwest uses a perpetual inventory system.
Assuming Northwest uses the gross method to record purchases, what is the cost of goods available for sale?
A. $540,300.
B. $527,214.
C. $539,100.
D. $527,100.

Refer to the HR Report section of the Inquirer. Digby will continue to keep their current hourly levels of training in order to help reduce turnover and improve productivity next year. How much must be spent per employee on an hourly basis to maintain the current training commitment

You own a small manufacturing business that produces widgets. You have spent $150,000 acquiring the fixed assets you need to produce widgets. Each widget costs you $2 to make and they sell for $15 each, so your variable cost is 13.3% of the overall revenue. At your current level of operating leverage, how many widgets must you sell to break even

Hurricane Katrina destroyed oil and natural gas refining capacity in the Gulf of Mexico. This subsequently drove up natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil prices. As a result, this should B) shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right. D) move the economy down along a stationary short-run aggregate supply curve. C) move the economy up along a stationary short-run aggregate supply curve. A) shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the left.

According to Value Line, Bestway has a beta of 1.15. If 3-month Treasury bills currently yield 7.9% and the market risk premium is estimated to be 8.3%, what is Bestway's cost of equity capital?
a. 16.2%
b. 9.55%
c. 8.36%
d. 17.45%

Asian Lamp Company manufactures lamps. The estimated number of lamp sales for the last three months for the current year are as follows: Month Sales October 10,000 November 14,000 December 13,000 Finished goods inventory at the end of September was 3,000 units. Ending finished goods inventory is budgeted to equal 25 percent of the next month's sales. Asian Lamp expects to sell the lamps for $25 each. January sales is projected at 16,000 lamps. How many lamps should be produced in October

Describe the purpose of the balance sheet and understand its usefulness and limitations

BugLess Inc, a calendar year, accrual basis corporation, provides pest extermination services to its customers. In October 2020, BugLess contracted with Mr. Cass to provide monthly service calls for 24 months. Each service call costs $60, and Mr. Cass prepaid $1,440 when he signed the contract. BugLess made three service calls to Mr. Cass' home in 2017. As a result of the contract, BugLess should report: Group of answer choices $1,440 taxable income in 2020. $180 taxable income in 2020, and $1,260 taxable income in 2021. $180 taxable income in 2020, $720 taxable income in 2021, and $540 taxable income in 2022. None of the above

Hudson Corporation is considering three options for managing its data warehouse: continuing with its own staff, hiring an outside vendor to do the managing (referred to as outsourcing), or using a combination of its own staff and an outside vendor. The cost of the operation depends on future demand. The annual cost of each option (in thousands of dollars) depends on demand as follows:

Demand
  
Staffing Options High Medium Low
Own staff 650 650 600
Outside vendor 900 600 300
Combination 800 650 500
        
Required:
a. If the demand probabilities are 0.2, 0.5, and 0.3, which decision alternative will minimize the expected cost of the data processing operation?
b. Construct a risk profile for the optimal decision in part (a).

A company's Cash account shows an ending balance of $4,600. Reconciling items included a bookkeeper error of $105 (a $525 check recorded as $630), two outstanding checks totaling $830, a service charge of $20, a deposit in transit of $260, and interest revenue of $33. What is the adjusted book balance

Oscanda Accessories Corporation manufactured 21,400 travel bags during March. The following fixed overhead data pertain to March: Actual Static Budget Production 21,400 units 22,000 units Machine-hours 3,400 hours 4,400 hours Fixed overhead cost for March $176,300 $184,800 What is the amount of fixed overhead spending variance

A portfolio is worth $902,654 and has a duration of 5.77 years. The futures price for a June Treasury note futures contract is 115 and each contract is for the delivery of bonds with a face value of 100,000. On the delivery date the duration of the cheapest to deliver bond is 4.36 years. To hedge the interest rate risk, how many June T note futures do you have to enter short positions on

Under the good neighbor rule, a buyer of consumer goods, who gives value and does not have
actual or constructive knowledge of the security interest, acquires clear title if there has been no filing
a. True
b. False

Agency has a capital structure of 60 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and 35 percent debt. The dividend payout ratio is 30 percent, the company's beta is 1.21, and the tax rate is 21 percent. Given this, which one of the following statements is correct?
a. The aftertax cost of debt will be greater than the current yield-to-maturity on the company's outstanding bonds.
b. The company's cost of preferred is most likely less than the company's actual cost of debt.
c. The cost of equity is unaffected by a change in the company's tax rate.
d. The cost of equity can only be estimated using the capital asset pricing model.
e. The weighted average cost of capital will remain constant as long as the company's capital structure remains constant.

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