Which Environmental Element Invests Money in the Firm

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which environmental element invests money in the firm?

• A)customers
• B)financial community
• C)government
• D)stockholders

Assess the effects of tax policies on government revenue and economic behavior.

Explain the concept of deadweight loss and its relation to taxation.

Describe how the elasticity of demand and supply affects the burden of a tax.

Understand the Laffer curve and its implications for setting tax rates.

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Definitions:

Dividends

Distribution of a portion of a company's earnings, decided by the board, to a class of its shareholders.

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer balances from temporary accounts to permanent accounts, closing out the period.

Retained Earnings

Profits that a company has earned to date, less any dividends or other distributions to shareholders, reinvested in the business or kept as reserve.

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent ones, thus preparing the books for the next period.