Suppose a wealthy French citizen buys $2 million worth of stock issued by an American corporation. The American firm uses the proceeds for a factory expansion. This is an example of foreign investment in the United States.
Which of the following policies are consistent with the goal of increasing productivity and growth in developing countries?
(i) Provide tax breaks and patents for firms that pursue research and development in health and sciences.
(ii) Protect property rights and enforce contracts.
(iii) Give families cash payments on the condition that their children show up for school and medical exams.
(iv) Pursue inward-oriented policies.
Which of the following are possible outcomes of rapid population growth?
(i) A reduction in human capital per worker
(ii) A reduction in capital per worker
(iii) An increase in technological knowledge
(iv) All of the above

On january 1, 2017, fisher corporation purchased 40 percent (90,000 shares) of the common stock of bowden, inc. for $980,000 in cash and began to use the equity method for the investment. the price paid represented a $48,000 payment in excess of the book value of fisher's share of bowden's underlying net assets. fisher was willing to make this extra payment because of a recently developed patent held by bowden with a 15-year remaining life. all other assets were considered appropriately valued on bowden's books. bowden declares and pays a $90,000 cash dividend to its stockholders each year on september 15. bowden reported net income of $400,000 in 2017 and $348,000 in 2018. each income figure was earned evenly throughout its respective year. on july 1, 2018, fisher sold 10 percent (22,500 shares) of bowden's outstanding shares for $338,000 in cash. although it sold this interest, fisher maintained the ability to significantly influence bowden's decision-making process. prepare the journal entries for fisher for the years of 2017 and 2018. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs.(there's not just one answer)match each online banking security practice with the pci security requirement that mandates it.1. encrypting transfer of card data2. installing a firewall3. installing antivirus software4. assigning unique ids and user namesa. vulnerability management programb. credit card data protectionc. strong access controlsd. secure network

Factors like the unemployment rate, the stock market, global trade, economic policy, and the economic situation of other countries have no influence on the financial status of individuals. question 1 options: true false