Which of the following explains why employment only rises at a slow pace at the end of a recession? A. Discouraged workers leave the labor force and this makes the unemployment rate rise. B. Firms are hesitant to rehire laid off workers as they continue to operate below capacity. C. Firms rapidly hire new workers at the first sign of on an increase in demand for their goods. D. Discouraged workers return to the labor force and this makes the unemployment rate fall.

Grey company holds an overdue note receivable of $800,000 plus recorded accrued interest of $64,000. the effective interest rate is 8%. as the result of a court-imposed settlement on december 31, year 3, grey agreed to the following restructuring arrangement: reduced the principal obligation to $600,000.forgave the $64,000 accrued interest.extended the maturity date to december 31, year 5.annual interest of $40,000 is to be paid to grey on december 31, year 4 and year 5. the present value of the interest and principal payments to be received by grey company discounted for two years at 8% is $585,734. grey does not elect the fair value option for reporting the debt modification. on december 31, year 3, grey would recognize a valuation allowance for impaired loans of

Acoase solution to a problem of externality ensures that a socially efficient outcome is to

When patey pontoons issued 4% bonds on january 1, 2018, with a face amount of $660,000, the market yield for bonds of similar risk and maturity was 5%. the bonds mature december 31, 2021 (4 years). interest is paid semiannually on june 30 and december 31?