Economics Answers

A has just announced a dividend of 16p. Investors expect its dividend to grow in the future at a rate of 6% and they require a rate of return of 15% from their shares. What is the company's current cum-div share price?

Edward Dorsey is a part-time employee, and during the biweekly pay period he earned $395. In addition, he is being paid a bonus of $300 along with his regular pay. If Dorsey is single and claims two withholding allowances, how much would be deducted from his pay for FIT?

Hint: There are two ways to determine his deduction—do not use tables for percentage method.

(biweekly withholding allowance = $161.50)

Tax table link below

https://cxp.cengage.com/contentservice/assets/T=1587480948747/btpa20t/images/chapter04/Exhibit_4-1.html

Mary Matthews made $950 during a biweekly pay period only social security (fully taxable) and federal income taxes attach to her pay. Matthews contributes $100 each biweekly pay to her company's 401k. Determine Matthews take home pay if she is married and claims 2 allowances.

(biweekly withholding allowance = $161.50)

Tax table link below

https://cxp.cengage.com/contentservice/assets/T=1587480948747/btpa20t/images/chapter04/Exhibit_4-1.html

Use the appropriate table to determine the amount to withhold for federal income tax from each of the following biweekly wages (biweekly withholding allowance = $161.50):
Patrick Patrone (single, 2 allowances), $925 wages
Carson Leno (married, 4 allowances), $1,195 wages Carli Lintz (single, 0 allowances), $700 wages Tax table link below
https://cxp.cengage.com/contentservice/assets/T=1587480948747/btpa20t/images/chapter04/Exhibit_4-1.html

Please explain how you go about in answering - this question With the aid of a diagram, discuss the welfare effect of this new legislation if the new minimum wage is (1) below the equilibrium wage and (2) above the equilibrium wage rate with labour hours as your quantity variable

1.Mary Matthews made $950 during a biweekly pay period only social security (fully taxable) and federal income taxes attach to her pay. Matthews contributes $100 each biweekly pay to her company's 401k. Determine Matthews take home pay if she is married and claims 2 allowances.(biweekly withholding allowance = $161.50)Tax table link below
https://cxp.cengage.com/contentservice/assets/T=1587480948747/btpa20t/images/chapter04/Exhibit_4-1.html

Monetary transmission mechanism means

Suppose the government decides to pursue an expansionary fiscal policy. Within the AD-AS framework, what will be the impact on the economy?
1.Aggregate supply in the economy will decrease at various price levels.
2.Aggregate demand in the economy will decrease at various price levels.
3.Total production and employment will increase, while inflation decrease.
4.Real GDP, the general level of prices and employment will increase.

the following information is provided: c= 0.8 t= 0.15 m= 0.2 calculate the value of the multiplier based on the provided information for the following economies: 1.1.1 closed economy with no government 1.1.2 closed economy with government and tax 1.1 .3 open economy with a government, tax and induced imports

A firm has the following production function
Q = 2(XY)^0.5
Where, X is maize and Y is rice. The cost of maize is K10 and the cost of rice Is K40. The firm has a budget of K80 to spend on the two goods.
i. Formulate the firms’ optimization problem.
ii. Compute the optimal input combination of good X and Y.
iii. What level of output is associated with the optimal input combination?
iv. What is the impact of a K1 increase in the budget?