4. using the rule of 70 consider an imaginary economy that has been growing at a rate of 3% per year. government economists have proposed a number of policies to increase the growth rate but first need to convince the president that the policies will pay off. to do so, they want to present a comparison of the number of years it will take for the economy to double, depending on the growth rate. using the rule of 70, determine the number of years it will take the economy to double at each growth rate. growth rate years required to double (percent) (nearest whole number of years) 3 4 5

When a government sees that local industry is threatened by imports, it can threaten to erect import barriers to stop or reduce these imports. this is an example of a driver of international business activity?

Larissa has also provided the following information. during the year, the company raised $36 million in new long-term debt and retired $20.52 million in long-term debt. the company also sold $22 million in new stock and repurchased $32.4 million. the company purchased $54 million in fixed assets, and sold $6,107,400 in fixed assets. larissa has asked dan to prepare the financial statement of cash flows and the accounting statement of cash flows. she has also asked you to answer the following questions: 1. how would you describe east coast yachts' cash flows? 2. which cash flows statement more accurately describes the cash flows at the company? 3. in light of your previous answers, comment on larissa's expansion plans.

Adamson company manufactures four lines of garden tools. as a result of an activity analysis, the accounting department has identified eight activity cost pools. each of the product lines is produced in large batches, with the whole plant devoted to one product at a time. classify each of the following activities or costs as either unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level. activities (a) machining parts. (b) product design. (c) plant maintenance. (d) machine setup. (e) assembling parts. (f) purchasing raw materials. (g) property taxes. (h) painting.