When decisions are made by majority rule, elected officials have a strong incentive to serve the interest of consumers and taxpayers, and undertake only projects that are efficient. take resources from taxpayers and use them to provide favors for various voting blocs in exchange for contributions and other forms of political support. protect individual rights and avoid favoritism of some individuals and voting blocs relative to others. keep taxes low, run budget surpluses, and spend taxpayer funds wisely?

There are three factors that can affect the shape of the treasury yield curve (r* t , ip t , and mrp t ) and five factors that can affect the shape of the corporate yield curve (r* t , ip t , mrp t , drp t , and lp t ). the yield curve reflects the aggregation of the impacts from these factors. suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the us treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.a. downward-sloping yield curveb. upward-sloping yield curvec. inverted yield curve

An investor purchases 500 shares of nevada industries common stock for $22.00 per share today. at t = 1 year, this investor receives a $0.42 per share dividend (which is not reinvested) on the 500 shares and purchases an additional 500 shares for $24.75 per share. at t = 2 years, he receives another $0.42 (not reinvested) per share dividend on 1,000 shares and purchases 600 more shares for $31.25 per share. at t = 3 years, he sells 1,000 of the shares for $35.50 per share and the remaining 600 shares at $36.00 per share, but receives no dividends. assuming no commissions or taxes, the money-weighted rate of return received on this investment is closest to:

Rediger inc., a manufacturing corporation, has provided the following data for the month of june. the balance in the work in process inventory account was $28,000 at the beginning of the month and $20,000 at the end of the month. during the month, the corporation incurred direct materials cost of $56,200 and direct labor cost of $29,800. the actual manufacturing overhead cost incurred was $53,600. the manufacturing overhead cost applied to work in process was $52,200. the cost of goods manufactured for june was: