Some economists have observed that the standard of living for the poorest third of the world is falling behind the standard for the rest of the world and is not improving very quickly.

What are some factors, in addition to what is stated in the text, that might influence the economic status of such countries?

Explain your answer with appropriate detail.

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Tara incorporates her sole proprietorship, transferring it to newly formed black corporation. the assets transferred have an adjusted basis of $240,000 and a fair market value of $300,000. also transferred was $10,000 in liabilities, $1,000 of which was personal and the balance of $9,000 being business related. in return for these transfers, tara receives all of the stock in black corporation. a. black corporation has a basis of $241,000 in the property. b. black corporation has a basis of $240,000 in the property. c. tara’s basis in the black corporation stock is $241,000. d. tara’s basis in the black corporation stock is $249,000. e. none of the above.

The biweekly taxable wages for the employees of rite shop follow. compute the fica taxes for each employee and the employers fica taxes

Mcgraw-hill education uses $3,800 worth of electricity and natural gas in its headquarters building for which it has not yet been billed. at the beginning of january, turner construction company pays $963 for magazine advertising to run in monthly publications each of the first three months of the year. dell pays its computer service technicians $403,000 in salaries for the two weeks ended january 7. answer from dell's standpoint. the university of florida orders 60,000 season football tickets from its printer and pays $8,340 in advance for the custom printing. the first game will be played in september. answer from the university's standpoint.