Question & Answer

Draw a similar diagram to Figure 24.7 showing how the price of an individual good imported into country A is determined.

A billet that is 75 mm long with diameter = 35 mm is direct extruded to a diameter of 20 mm. The extrusion die has a die angle = 75°. For the work metal, K = 600 MPa and n = 0.25. In the Johnson extrusion strain equation, a = 0.8 and b = 1.4. Determine (a) extrusion ratio, (b) true strain (homogeneous deformation), (c) extrusion strain, and (d) ram pressure and force at L = 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, and 10 mm. Use of a spreadsheet calculator is recommended for part (d).

Make out a case for adopting a policy of individual tradable carbon permits, allocated to all citizens within a country. Could such a policy be extended globally?

Flintstone Corporation is owned equally by Fred and his sister Wilma, each of whom holds 1,000 shares in Flintstone. Wilma wants to reduce her ownership in the company, and it is decided that Flintstone will redeem 250 of her shares for $25,000 per share on December 31 of this year. Wilma’s tax basis in each share is $5,000.  Flintstone has current E&P of $10,000,000 and accumulated E&P at the beginning of the year is $50,000,000.

What is the composition of green sand in the green-sand molding process?

What are four major sources of funds for banks? Which alternatives does a bank have if it needs temporary funds? What is the most common reason that banks issue bonds? (LO2)

Explain why an increase in the money supply can affect other short-term interest rates in different ways. Include the potential impact of the money supply on the supply of and the demand for loanable funds when answering this question. (LO2)

1.              If you were Amara, how would you try to conduct yourself at the oil company? Would you act differently from your normal personality? Do you think your approach would be successful? Why or why not?

Define hardenability.

Why do banks hold a range of assets of varying degrees of liquidity and profitability?

In addition to cash contributions to charity, Dean decided to donate shares of stock and a portrait painted during the earlier part of the last century. Dean purchased the stock and the portrait many years ago as investments. Dean reported the following recipients in 2024: Charity Property Cost FMV State University Cash $ 15,000 $15,000 Red Cross Cash 14,500 14,500 State History Museum Antique painting 5,000 82,000 City Medical Center Dell stock 28,000 17,000 a. Determine the maximum amount of charitable deduction for each of these contributions ignoring the AGI ceiling on charitable contributions. b. Assume that Dean’s AGI this year is $150,000. Determine Dean’s itemized deduction for his charitable contributions this year and any carryover. c. Suppose Dean is a dealer in antique paintings, and he held the painting for sale before the contribution. What is Dean’s charitable contribution deduction for the painting in this situation? d. Suppose that Dean’s objective with the donation to the museum was to finance expansion of the historical collection. Hence, Dean was not surprised when the museum announced the sale of the portrait because of its limited historical value. What is Dean’s charitable contribution deduction for the painting in this situation (ignoring AGI limitations)?

Name some of the reasons for the commercial importance of powder metallurgy technology.

Explain the difference between the “nature-of-expense” and “function-of-expense” classifications.

Describe how manual methods are used to move parts between workstations on a production line.

Should available-for-sale securities always be reported as a current asset? Explain.

What are some of the reasons why assemblies must be sometimes disassembled?

Why is it difficult to predict the size of the accelerator?

How would a change in the natural rate of unemployment or the level of potential national income affect the EAPC and DAS curve?

What is sticking friction in metalworking?

What determines the shape and position of the IS curve?

An electron-beam welding operation uses the following process parameters: accelerating voltage = 25 kV, beam current = 100 milliamp, and the circular area on which the beam is focused has a diameter = 0.020 in. If the heat transfer factor = 90%, determine the average power density in the area in Btu/sec in2.

Aruna, a sole proprietor, wants to sell two assets that she no longer needs for her business. Both assets qualify as §1231 assets. The first is machinery and will generate a $10,000 §1231 loss on the sale. The second is land that will generate a $7,000 §1231 gain on the sale. Aruna’s ordinary marginal tax rate is 32 percent. a. Assuming she sells both assets in December of year 1 (the current year), what effect will the sales have on Aruna’s tax liability? b. Assuming that Aruna sells the land in December of year 1 and the machinery in January of year 2, what effect will the sales have on Aruna’s tax liability for each year? c. Explain why selling the assets in separate years will result in greater tax savings for Aruna.

Would the stock market be more efficient if insider dealing were made legal?

Give three examples of oligopolistic industries. In what ways do the firms in each of these industries compete? Why do they choose to compete in the way that they do?

What is the expected value of the lottery ticket gamble if the chances of purchasing a winning ticket are 1 per cent? How much of the certain pay-off is a risk-loving person willing to sacrifice if they decide to purchase the lottery ticket? If they were indifferent between purchasing and not purchasing the ticket what is their certainty equivalent and risk premium of the gamble?