A Decrease in Consumer Confidence Can Put Your Job at Risk

question 204

Multiple Choice

A decrease in consumer confidence can put your job at risk if

• A)aggregate expenditures fall.
• B)consumers expect their incomes to rise in the future.
• C)aggregate expenditures rise.
• D)consumers expect firms to increase investment in the future.

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Definitions:

Ending Inventory

The worth of merchandise on hand for purchase at the conclusion of a financial period.

Equivalent Units

Equivalent units are a calculation in process costing that converts partially completed units into a number of equivalent fully completed units.

Weighted-Average Method

A cost flow assumption used in inventory valuation and process costing that smooths out price variations by averaging the costs.

Materials

The physical components used in the production of goods, including both raw inputs and manufactured parts.