The "invisible hand" refers to a. the fact that social planners sometimes have to intervene, even in perfectly competitive markets, to make those markets more efficient. b. the automatic maximization of consumer surplus in free markets. c. the equality that results from market forces allocating the goods produced in the market. d. the marketplace guiding the self-interests of market participants into promoting general economic well-being.

The county collector of suncoast county is responsible for collecting all property taxes levied by funds and governments within the boundaries of the county. to reimburse the county for estimated administrative expenses of operating the tax agency fund, the agency fund deducts 1.5 percent from the collections for the town, the school district, and the other towns. the total amount deducted is added to the collections for the county and remitted to the suncoast county general fund.the following events occurred in 2017: 1. current-year tax levies to be collected by the agency were: county general fund $ 10,333,000 town of bayshore general fund 4,840,000 suncoast county consolidated school district 6,550,000 other towns 3,120,000 total $ 24,843,000 2. $13,700,000 of current taxes was collected during the first half of 2017.3. liabilities to all funds and governments as a result of the first half-year collections were recorded. (a schedule of amounts collected for each participant, showing the amount withheld for the county general fund and net amounts due the participants, is recommended for determining amounts to be recorded for this transaction.)4. all cash in the tax agency fund was distributed.requireda. prepare journal entries for each of the foregoing transactions that affected the tax agency fund. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)1. record the current-year tax levies to be collected by the agency.2.record the current taxes collected during the first half of 2017.3.record the liabilities due to all funds and governments at the end of first half-year.4. record the distribution of all cash in the tax agency fundb. prepare journal entries for each of the foregoing entries that affected the town of bayshore general fund. begin with the tax levy entry, assuming 2 percent of the gross levy will be uncollectible. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)1.record the revenues receivable and uncollectible.2. record the taxes collected

What are the main advantages and disadvantages of organizing a firm as a c corporation? the advantages are: (select all the choices that apply.) a. there is no limit on the number of owners a c corporation may have, thus allowing the corporation to raise substantial amounts of capital. b. the life of the business can continue beyond the death of any of the owners. c. the corporation can use the assets of the owners to pay for corporate liabilities. this attracts smaller investors to the corporation. d. the liability of the owners is limited to the amount of their investment in the firm. the disadvantages are: (select all the choices that apply.) a. income to a c corporation is subject to double taxation, once at the corporate level and again when received by the owners in the form of a dividend. b. the life of the business usually ends with the death of any of the owners. c. the c corporation is more complicated and more expensive to set up than other business entities. d. corporate liabilities can be passed on to the share

You are evaluating two different silicon wafer milling machines. the techron i costs $285,000, has a three-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $78,000 per year. the techron ii costs $495,000, has a five-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $45,000 per year. for both milling machines, use straight-line depreciation to zero over the project’s life and assume a salvage value of $55,000. if your tax rate is 24 percent and your discount rate is 11 percent, compute the eac for both machines.