REFERENCE: Ref.07_11 Delta Corporation Owns 90 Percent of Sigma Company,and Sigma Owns

question 71

Multiple Choice

REFERENCE: Ref.07_11
Delta Corporation owns 90 percent of Sigma Company,and Sigma owns 90 percent of Pi,Inc. ,all of which are domestic corporations.Information for the three companies for the year ending December 31,2009 follows:

-What is Sigma's accrual-based income for 2009?

• A)$400,000.
• B)$592,000.
• C)$540,000.
• D)$572,800.
• E)$600,000.

Analyze the effects of price changes on demand and supply elasticity, including the impact of taxes.

Examine how advertisers influence demand elasticity and consumer perception.

Determine the effects of elasticity on total revenue when prices are raised or lowered.

Understand the role of elasticity in tax burden distribution between consumers and producers.

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Definitions:

Labor

The human effort, whether physical or mental, that is used in the production of goods and services.

Law of Diminishing Returns

An economic principle stating that adding more of one factor of production, while keeping others constant, will at some point yield lower per-unit returns.

Marginal Product

The additional output produced as a result of utilizing one more unit of input, holding all other inputs constant.

Total Product

The total quantity of output produced by a firm or an economy within a certain period, often considered in relation to inputs used.