Under the gold standard the fixed price of gold was $20.67 per ounce in the united states. the fixed price of gold was £4.2474 per ounce in britain.
a. what is the "fixed" exchange rate (dollars per pound) implied by these fixed gold prices?
b. how would you arbitrage if the exchange rate quoted in the foreign exchange market were $4.00 per pound? (under the gold standard, you could buy or sell gold with each central bank at the fixed price of gold in each country.)
c. what pressure is placed on the exchange rate by this arbitrage?

By which distribution system is more than 90 percent of u.s. coal shipped? a. pipelinesb. trucksc. waterwaysd. railroadse. none of the above

Ultravision inc. anticipates sales of $280,000 from january through april. materials will represent 50 percent of sales, and because of level production, material purchases will be equal for each month during the four months of january, february, march, and april. materials are paid for one month after the month purchased. materials purchased in december of last year were $24,000 (half of $48,000 in sales). labor costs for each of the four months are slightly different due to a provision in the labor contract in which bonuses are paid in february and april. the labor figures are: january $14,000 february 17,000 march 14,000 april 19,000 fixed overhead is $10,000 per month. prepare a schedule of cash payments for january through april. (assume the $280,000 of sales occur equally over the four months of january through april, i.e. monthly sales = $280,000 / 4.)

A. determine the amount of retained earnings as of january 1, 2018. b. after looking at the amount of retained earnings, the chief executive officer (ceo) wants to pay a $1,000 cash dividend to the stockholders. can the company pay this dividend? c. as of january 1, 2018, what percentage of the assets were acquired from creditors? d. as of january 1, 2018, what percentage of the assets were acquired from investors? e. as of january 1, 2018, what percentage of the assets were acquired from retained earnings? f. create an accounting equation using percentages instead of dollar amounts on the right side of the equation. g. during 2018, carter company earned cash revenue of $1,800, paid cash expenses of $1,200, and paid a cash dividend of $500. (hint: it is to record these events under an accounting equation before preparing the statements.) g-1. prepare an income statement dated december 31, 2018. g-2. prepare a statement of changes in stockholders’ equity dated december 31, 2018. g-3. prepare a balance sheet dated december 31, 2018. g-4. prepare a statement of cash flows dated december 31, 2018. j. what is the balance in the revenue account on january 1, 2019?