A Normative Economic Statement Such as "The Minimum Wage Should

question 99

Multiple Choice

A normative economic statement such as "The minimum wage should be abolished"

• A) would likely be made by an economist acting as a scientist.
• B) would require values and data in order to be evaluated.
• C) would require data but not values in order to be evaluated.
• D) could not be evaluated by economists acting as policy advisers.

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Definitions:

Cash Flows

The total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business, especially affecting its liquidity.

Financial Lease

A financial lease is a lease in which the lessee has substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the leased asset, often with an option to purchase the asset at the end of the lease term.

Capital Lease

A lease classified as a purchase by the lessee, obligating them to record the leased asset as an owned asset in their financial statements.

Partially Amortized

A loan repayment plan where the total sum borrowed is not fully paid off by the end of the loan term, leaving a lump sum due as a "balloon payment."