International data on GDP and socioeconomic variables a. are inconclusive about the relationship between GDP and the economic well-being of citizens. b. suggest that poor nations actually might enjoy a higher standard of living than do rich nations. c. leave no doubt that a nation's GDP is closely associated with its citizens' standard of living. d. indicate that there are few real differences in living standards around the world, in spite of the large differences in GDP between nations.

Trecek corporation incurs research and development costs of $625,000 in 2017, 30 percent of which relate to development activities subsequent to ias 38 criteria having been met that indicate an intangible asset has been created. the newly developed product is brought to market in january 2018 and is expected to generate sales revenue for 10 years. assume that a u.s.–based company is issuing securities to foreign investors who require financial statements prepared in accordance with ifrs. thus, adjustments to convert from u.s. gaap to ifrs must be made. ignore income taxes. required: (a) prepare journal entries for research and development costs for the years ending december 31, 2017, and december 31, 2018, under (1) u.s. gaap and (2) ifrs. (c) prepare the entry(ies) that trecek would make on the december 31, 2017, and december 31, 2018, conversion worksheets to convert u.s. gaap balances to ifrs.

Which of the following will be a source of cash flows for a shareholder of a certain stock? i. sale of the shares at a future date ii. the firm in which the shares are held paying out cash to shareholders in the form of dividends iii. the firm in which the shares are held increasing the total number of shares outstanding through a stock split

Consider the market for gas-powered small cars. assume gas-powered small cars are a normal good. for each of the following events, identify which of the determinants of demand or supply are affected. if demand is unaffected by this event because it creates only a supply change, select the “none” option under the “demand determinant” column. similarly, if supply is unaffected by this event because it creates only a demand change, select the “none” option under the “supply determinant” column. event demand determinant supply determinant people decide to have more children. the price of electric small cars falls. the discovery of a new source of iron ore lowers steel prices. an economic recession lowers people’s wealth. a number of major car dealers decide to switch from selling gas-powered cars to selling electric cars. show the effect of the following event on the market for gas-powered small cars: people decide to have more children for each of the four independent situations, prepare the journal entries to record the exchange on the books of each company.