Why are financial markets​ regulated? A. Regulation guarantees that the maximum rates of return are earned on various financial instruments B. Financial markets are regulated to increase the profits of financial institutions C. Financial markets are regulated to increase competition among financial institutions D. Regulation defines the standards for providing information to​ shareholders, depositors, and the public

Ben collins plans to buy a house for $166,000. if the real estate in his area is expected to increase in value by 2 percent each year, what will its approximate value be five years from now?

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u.s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u.s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

Any point on a country's production possibilities frontier represents a combination of two goods that an economy: