What is the core inflation rate and why does the fed regard it as a better measure on which to focus than the cpi? the core inflation rate is the rate of increase in the
a. gdp deflator
b. pce deflator
c. core gdp deflator
d. core pce deflator
the fed regards this as a better measure on which to focus than the cpi because
a. it includes more items than the cpi index
b. price stability is defined as an inflation rate equal to zero, which is difficult to achieve with the cpi
c. it is less volatile than the total cpi inflation rate and the fed believes that it provides a better indication of whether price stability is being achieved
d. confidence in the cpi is waning

Alyeska services company, a division of a major oil company, provides various services to the operators of the north slope oil field in alaska. data concerning the most recent year appear below: sales $18,000,000 net operating income $6,300,000 average operating assets $35,200,000 1. compute the margin for alyeska services company. (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 2. compute the turnover for alyeska services company. (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 3. compute the return on investment (roi) for alyeska services company. (round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Trecek corporation incurs research and development costs of $625,000 in 2017, 30 percent of which relate to development activities subsequent to ias 38 criteria having been met that indicate an intangible asset has been created. the newly developed product is brought to market in january 2018 and is expected to generate sales revenue for 10 years. assume that a u.s.–based company is issuing securities to foreign investors who require financial statements prepared in accordance with ifrs. thus, adjustments to convert from u.s. gaap to ifrs must be made. ignore income taxes. required: (a) prepare journal entries for research and development costs for the years ending december 31, 2017, and december 31, 2018, under (1) u.s. gaap and (2) ifrs. (c) prepare the entry(ies) that trecek would make on the december 31, 2017, and december 31, 2018, conversion worksheets to convert u.s. gaap balances to ifrs.