Today's global economy and communications link all contemporary people, directly or indirectly, in the modern world system. people must now cope with forces generated by progressively larger systems—the region, the nation, and the world. for anthropologists studying contemporary forms of adaptation, why might this be a challenge? a. anthropological research tools do not work in this new modern world system, making their contributions less valuable. b. according to marcus and fischer (1986), "the cultures of world peoples need to be constantly rediscovered as these people reinvent them in changing historical circumstances."c. a more dynamic world system, with greater and faster movements of people across space, speeds up the process of evolution, making the study of genetic adaptations more difficult. d. truly isolated indigenous communities, anthropology's traditional and ongoing study focus, are becoming harder to find. e. since cultures are tied to place, people moving around and connecting across space means the end of culture, and thus the end of anthropology.

Acompany using the perpetual inventory system purchased inventory worth $540,000 on account with credit terms of 2/15, n/45. defective inventory of $40,000 was returned 2 days later, and the accounts were appropriately adjusted. if the company paid the invoice 20 days later, the journal entry to record the payment would be

9. tax types: taxes are classified based on whether they are applied directly to income, called direct taxes, or to some other measurable performance characteristic of the firm, called indirect taxes. identify each of the following as a “direct tax,” an “indirect tax,” or something else: a. corporate income tax paid by a japanese subsidiary on its operating income b. royalties paid to saudi arabia for oil extracted and shipped to world markets c. interest received by a u.s. parent on bank deposits held in london d. interest received by a u.s. parent on a loan to a subsidiary in mexico e. principal repayment received by u.s. parent from belgium on a loan to a wholly owned subsidiary in belgium f. excise tax paid on cigarettes manufactured and sold within the united states g. property taxes paid on the corporate headquarters building in seattle h. a direct contribution to the international committee of the red cross for refugee relief i. deferred income tax, shown as a deduction on the u.s. parent’s consolidated income tax j. withholding taxes withheld by germany on dividends paid to a united kingdom parent corporation

Which of the following is an example of an unsought good? a. cameron purchases a new bike. b. jordan buys paper towels. c. taylor buys cupcakes from her favorite bakery. d. riley buys new windshield wipers for her car.