Answer and Explanation:
I will go through each and every option explaining the reasons and what option would be the best:
The (a) part says 'difference in wages will eventually disappear since a haircut is a homogeneous good' - This is not true because even though it is an homogeneous product, some customers do have a strong preference for barbers who are not going bald. Therefore, they know their worth and they would want to capitalize on that and get paid just a bit more than bald barbers.
The (b) part says 'barbershops that hire barbers with hair will be able to charge a higher price for a haircut to those consumers who have a strong preference for barbers with hair'. - If the barbershop charges higher price for barbers that have hair then the customers will prefer bald barbers as the questions mentions that there is high competition and since it is an homogeneous, customers would be willing to save money and get their haircut from some other barber.
The (c) part says 'barbershops that hire bald barbers will always be much more profitable' - Not necessarily. The reason is that some customers have a strong preference for barbers who are not bald and therefore, that would help barbershops who have barbers with hair to be a bit more profitable as some additional customers would want their services.
The (d) part says 'barbershops that hire barbers with hair will always be much more profitable' - This is the best option and the reason for it is because some customers have a strong preference for barbers with hair and that would help the barbershop to earn more. They would have the customers who already indifferent to whoever cuts their hair and in addition to that, they would also have the customers who have their preference.
Hence the answer is D.
Answer: $400,000
Explanation:
Based on the information given in the question, Lisa's recognized gain or loss will be calculated as the difference between the amount that's realized and the adjusted basis. This will be:
Recognized gain will be:
= Amount realized - Adjusted basis
= $900,000 - $500,000
= $400,000
There's a recognized gain of $400,000
Answer: Description, Date, and Amount.
Answer:
$559,000
Explanation:
Data provided as per the question below:-
Sales = $915,000
Variable cost of goods sold = $253,000
Fixed cost of goods sold = $103,000
The computation of gross margin is shown below:-
Gross Margin = Sales - Variable cost of goods sold - Fixed cost of goods sold
= $915,000 - $253,000 - $103,000
= $915,000 - $356,000
= $559,000
Answer:
25%
Explanation:
The expected before-tax IRR on a potential real estate investment is 14%
The expected after-tax IRR is 10.15%
Therefore, the effective tax rate on this investment can be calculated as follows
Effective tax rate= 1-(after-tax IRR/before-tax IRR)
Effective tax rate= 1-(10.15/14)
= 1-0.75
= 0.25×100
= 25%
Hence the effective tax rate is 25%