Seven years ago, Halle (currently age 41) contributed $4,000 to a Roth IRA account. The current value of the Roth IRA is $9,000. In the current year Halle withdraws $8,000 of the account balance to use as a down payment on her first home. Assuming Halle's marginal tax rate is 24 percent, how much of the $8,000 withdrawal will she retain after taxes to fund the down payment on her house

When someone buys a fourth television for his or her house, what is the result? a. there's a decrease in the marginal utility of the television. b. the increase in demand brings leads to higher prices for televisions. c. the production of televisions becomes more efficient. d. there's a rise in the opportunity cost of buying other goods.

Daniel owns 100 shares of abc corporation's common stock. abc uses the fair value option, and recent declines in the firm's credit rating have caused the value of the firm's outstanding bonds payable to drop by 10%. daniel feels this is good news, but he wants to know what you think about the situation. which of the following represents your best response? a : "this situation may be positive for you in that the change in abc's credit standing indicates that the value of the firm's assets is likely increasing. however, the drop in bond value may negate any positive effects on your bottom line, because it means your claim on the firm's assets is simultaneously decreasing." b : "actually, this is bad news all around. the drop in the value of abc's bonds payable means shareholders' claims on the firm's assets have decreased. moreover, abc's declining credit rating means that the firm's assets are probably also dropping in value, thus magnifying your losses even more." c : "on the surface, this seems like good news because it means your claim on the firm's assets has increased. however, the drop in creditworthiness may also indicate that abc's assets are declining in value, thus offsetting any gains associated with the drop in bonds payable." d : "you're right! this is good news because it means that abc's debtholders have a decreased claim on the firm's assets. as a result, the firm's existing shareholders"like you"have seen their claim on the firm's assets increase."

Which of the following statements about the relationship between economic costs and accounting costs is true? multiple choice accounting costs are equal to or greater than economic costs. accounting costs must always equal economic costs. accounting costs are always greater than economic costs. accounting costs are always less than or equal to economic costs.