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I want to form a corporation called Paul’s Ballpark Garlic Fries. Hey! This is a nice segue to the chapter on business. Jessica and I want to start a partnership selling toilet paper. I want to start a sole proprietorship tasting cakes. Objectives: 1. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorships 2. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of partnerships 3. Explain how a corporation is formed and describe the characteristics of a corporation 4. Explain how stocks and bonds differ 5. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of corporations 6. Analyze horizontal, vertical and conglomerate combinations, franchises, cooperatives and nonprofit organizations 12.1: Students understand common economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning 13.2% 14.7% 72% Advantages of Sole Proprietorships Ease of Start-up Control Profits Let’s see: start up would be a few fliers I could place around town, I control all the labor so everything I make I keep. I run the business out of my house so I don’t have to worry about zoning laws. I like that idea. Disadvantages of Sole Proprietorships Unlimited liability Sole responsibility OK, let’s look at the Limited growth potential downside. If I borrow Lack of longevity money for fliers and the business goes south it is my sole responsibility to pay off the loan—from my personal funds. Plus I have to do all the tasting myself, meaning a lot of sugar highs—I won’t be able to taste every day. Key terms Zoning: You may only pursue certain business activities in certain parts of municipalities Key terms Liability: responsibility for debt Collateral: Anything of value that a borrower agrees to give up if he or she is not able to repay a loan Longevity: the length of a firm’s life Licensing laws Ensure that service providers are properly qualified Hey girls. I’m starting a swimming lessons business. That’s cool, Stevie, but remember to get a government issued lifesaving certificate first. Advantages of Partnerships Ease of start-up—partnership contract outlining the distribution of profits and losses among the partners and outlines each partner’s responsibilities Justina and I just signed a contract starting our new partnership, Hats for Hotties. I’m the brains and Justina provides the muscle. We both act as models. Advantages of Partnerships Specialization—specific business duties can be assigned to different partners Stevie selects the hat Shared Decision Making types from the Shared Business Losses distributer. I, uh, ensure the distributer gives us a fair price. We both decide on colors and markups as we set prices that we charge. If there are financial losses, we split them 50-50. Disadvantages of Partnerships Unlimited liability Potential for Conflict Lack of longevity Now I’m alone. Stevie said that Dodger hats would sell more than Giant hats and I believed her. We took a bath and had to pay for the unsellable Dodger hats from our own funds. So we had a fight and dissolved the partnership. It only lasted a week. I feel like such a loser (like the Dodgers.) General Partners vs. Limited Partners General partners have equal decision-making authority and unlimited liability. Limited partners have little participation in decisions, but their liability is confined to the amount of money they invested. I’m glad we had a general partnership. I wish we had had a limited partnership, like my parents suggested. Forming a Corporation (Paul’s Ballpark Garlic Fries) Apply for a state license—articles of incorporation Issuance of a corporate charter by the state Owners/Shareholders elect Board of Directors select Corporate officers hire Vice Presidents Department Heads Employees Stock, dividends, common stock, preferred stock Stock represents ownership of the firm issued in portions known as shares Dividend: profit paid to shareholders Common stock provides shareholders with a voice in how the company is run and a share in any potential dividends Preferred stock provides guaranteed dividends— paid before any received by holders of common stock—but does not grant shareholders a voice in running the corporation Bailey, Robert and I each own 200 shares of preferred stock in Paul’s Ballpark Garlic Fries and we just got a dividend at $2.00 per share. Yaow! Corporate bonds Corporate bonds are certificates issued by a corporation in exchange for money borrowed from an investor Stocks represent ownership; bonds indicate that a corporation is in debt to the person who holds the bond. The bondholder does not own any part of the company. Laurie is happy right now. But if Paul’s Ballpark Garlic Fries drops to 50 cents a share, she will lose most of her investment. I’ll still get back all my investment plus 6.5% interest on my bonds held in Amy’s Trombones, Inc., no matter what happens. Principal and Interest Principal: the actual amount of money borrowed Interest: amount the borrower must pay for the use of funds, generally calculated in percents Miss Becky is such a good money manager. I’m a lucky dude! The remaining principal on the house is $90,000 and that means about $8,000 in interest, at 4.5%. Advantages of Corporations Limited liability (loss for stockholders is limited to the amount invested) Separation of ownership from management— utilization of specialists to perform complex management tasks Ease in raising capital (sale of stocks and bonds) Longevity I don’t care what Emily thinks. My liability is limited to what I invested (easy come, easy go), and Paul’s Ballpark Garlic Fries will last forever, ‘cuz are soooo tasty. Plus they hire specialists to run the company and if they need more money it’s easy to get. Disadvantages of Corporations Charters are expensive and difficult to obtain Federal and state governments regulate corporations Slow decision-making process Stockholders are far removed from the actual running of the business Stockholders experience lack of control Corporate profits are taxed twice Yeah, I think I’ll pick that hot girl I met at the last general membership meeting to serve as the proxy for my shares vote at the next corporate meeting. Andrew Carnegie tried to buy out competing steel producers through a process called horizontal consolidation. Companies producing similar products merge Carnegie achieved a near monopoly— controlled 80% of U.S. steel production. Carnegie attempted to control entire steel industry Vertical integration—bought out all of his suppliers Coal/iron mines Ore freighters Railroads Total control over quality & cost of steel Conglomerates Horizontal, Vertical & Conglomerate Combinations Mergers of companies producing unrelated products--Pepsico Advantages & Disadvantages of Combinations Efficiency—centralizing decision making within an industry Potential for lower costs—buying an existing business is often less expensive than building new plants and offices, hiring new employees and acquiring additional financial capital to expand Easier to acquire financial capital—bank loans and more shareholder investment Combinations can lead to increased unemployment Reduced competition Franchises Cooperatives Businesses owned collectively by their members Purchasing cooperatives Marketing cooperatives Service cooperatives Nonprofit Organizations Structured like a corporation Unlimited longevity Revenues generally come from charitable contributions or events such as the Relay for Life Income not taxed by the government Two summers ago, Laurie Baxter made me do a pull up. Man! Did I labor knocking out that pull up. That’s a nice segue into this chapter on labor. You people don’t know what labor is! In my day, working in Washington’s grist mill, we REALLY had to labor!!! Objectives: 1. Describe factors that affect workers entering the labor force 2. Explain how the U. S. labor force has changed 3. Analyze how the U. S. government affects labor 4. Understand the history of the labor movement in the United States 5. Describe how labor unions are organized 6. Identify the main challenges facing unions today 7. Examine how government attitudes toward labor unions have changed 8. Understand the major issues that are discussed in labor contract negotiations and how both sides reach a contract agreement 12.1: Students understand common economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning 12.4: Students analyze the elements of the U. S. labor market in a global setting The U. S. Labor Force All people who are at least 16 years old and are working or actively looking for work. The civilian labor force makes up about 98 percent of the working population while the military comprises the other 2 percent Bounty Party planners hunter pays get pretty great OK, I need job. Food so service pays a crappy good wages, and I have and Ithe have the wages, but it takes minimal What kind should marksmanship requisite skills skills. (I love ButI I skills (and I have them.) games.) don’t like The the working working try to get? I’d like The working conditions conditions conditions are and,usually because pretty of one with goodbut aren’t always great, I good school andI have I could to work stay here close could work close to home. wages—at least to and home. can’t Plus travel. I’d But, get to hey! play I Plus I’d get all the food I games could shoot and per eat people—now lots of fun $15.00 hour. could eat and market trends that’s food and an intrinsic market reward. trends OK, now, what skills indicate people always want indicate And, there people will always always be want a to eat. do I have? good needparties for bounty for their hunters! kids. The U. S. Labor Force—Unemployment 2011 Industrialization Capital-intensive—dependent on machines to produce goods; agricultural economies are labor intensive Women in Today’s Labor Force 60% of America’s women are members of the labor force, compared to 75% of America’s men Education and Salary/Unemployment 2009 Equal Pay Act of 1963 & Civil Rights Act of 1964 Equal The Civil PayRights Act ofAct 1963: of 1964 requires protects that employers workers pay the from employer same wages discrimination to male and based female on race, workers sex, who perform religion, or national the same origin. job. The act also established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Affirmative Action Making up for patterns of discrimination against women, members of minority groups and others who were traditionally disadvantaged in the workplace. Programs were aimed at eliminating racial and gender bias in employment practices. Resulted in quotas. Students, my G’Pa Pete wants you to make another chart based on the following slides. Call it the Supreme Court landmark decision chart.. You will also use it when you study government. Name of Case Regents of the U. of C. v. Bakke Year 1978 Key Points of the Decision Reverse discrimination Ruled against affirmative action and Bakke admitted to UC Davis Med. School But said affirm act. OK A landmark case from the Warren Burger Court had to do with “reverse discrimination” under the affirmative action issue: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) Allan Bakke, 35 year old Caucasian, had twice been rejected for admission to the UC Davis medical school. The school reserved 16 places in each entering class for “qualified minorities” as part . . . . . .of the university’s affirmative action program, in an effort to “redress long-standing, unfair minority exclusions from the medical profession.” Bakke’s college GPA and MCAT scores exceeded those of any of the minority applicants who had been admitted ahead of him. Bakke claimed that he was excluded from admission solely on the purpose of race; or “reverse discrimination.” Issue: Did UC violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by practicing an affirmative action policy? The Burger Court held that the U. C. Davis Medical School could not reserve a certain number of seats for minority students in an incoming class. The quota had violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because it made race the sole factor in admissions. The Court did maintain, however, that race could be one of several factors to determine admissions In 2003, my court made a similar ruling in Gratz v. Bollinger. Jennifer Gratz applied to the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and Arts with an adjusted GPA of 3.8 and an ACT score of 25 (about 1300 old SAT). The University of Michigan admitted using race in making admissions decisions—its policy is to admit virtually all qualified applicants who are black, Latino or Native American. Gratz v. Bollinger (2003) Issue: Did the University of Michigan’s use of racial preferences in undergraduate admissions violate the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or the Civil Rights Act of 1964? The Rehnquist Court held that the University’s policy did violate both laws. In the Bakke decision the Court took into account the fact that the University of California provided individualized consideration to Bakke. The Univ. of Michigan did NOT do so because each minority applicant received an automatic 20-points. Gratz v. Bollinger (2003) Despite ruling against the University of Michigan’s admissions policy, our Court did, however, confirm that affirmative action plans in university admissions are legal and valid under the Constitution. California Proposition 209 (1996) Proposition 209 forbade state agencies, including universities, from considering race or gender in admissions, hiring, promotions, and firing. The ACLU sued in federal court claiming that the initiative violated the U. S. Constitution. In 1997 a federal appeals court ruled that the amendment was constitutional. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Set the minimum wage at 40 cents per hour. That wage applied only to businesses engaged in interstate commerce—trade that crosses state boundaries. Furthermore, the law did not apply to farm laborers, domestic servants and some other groups. Over time it has extended to a wider range of jobs Labor Union An organization of workers that negotiates with employers for better wages, improved working conditions, and job security Factory wages at turn of 20th century: $400-500 per year $600 was considered minimum for a reasonable level of comfort Conditions: not great • Strict, monotonous schedules • Machines performed tasks once • valued in artisans • Impersonal & demanding system • 6 days/week; 10 hours/day • Many unsafe/unhealthy Most disturbing aspect of factory labor: loss of control over work conditions Women: • 17% of workforce • Lower wages than adult males • 75% under 25 • $6-$8 per week • Annual wage (1900) Male: $597 Female: $314 Child labor Under 16 in 1900—1.7 million 10% of all girls 10-15 20% of all boys 38 states—child labor laws Agricultural sector jobs exempt Children on farms: 12 hours/day Children in factories: 10 hours/day Canneries: 16 hours/day girls High accident rates Accident rate: highest in world (of any industrialized nation) 1907: 12 railroad men a week died on the job Factories: thousands of workers: occupational diseases Lead or phosphorus poisoning Few owners took preventive measures 1866: National Labor Union 640,000 members Disintegrated after Panic of 1873 Excluded women Molly Maguires Ancient Order of Hibernians Terrorist attacks to intimidate coal mine operators Great Railroad Strike of 1877—the first major national labor conflict in U. S. Baltimore to St. Louis Knights of Labor Uriah S. Stephens Open to all who toiled Included women Championed: • 8-hour work day • End to child labor • Arbitration over strikes • Equal pay for equal work Leonora Barry Women’s Bureau of the Knights of Labor Terence V. Powderly Expanded KoL Moderate Strikes against Powderly’s wishes led to downfall of the union. American Federation of Labor Federation of Organized Trade and labor unions of U. S. and Canada Samuel Gompers AFL: most important and enduring labor group in U. S. Association of autonomous craft unions (mostly skilled workers/artisans) Goal: secure for workers greater share of capitalism’s material rewards Congress of Industrial Organizations John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, formed the Committee for Industrial Organizations within the AFL, with the goal of organizing both unskilled and skilled workers in several industries 1937, AFL leaders (William Green), expelled Lewis and all of the industrial unions he helped organize Congress of Industrial Organizations In 1938, Lewis became president of the New Congress of Industrial Organizations. Under his leadership, millions of unskilled industrial workers— including women and African Americans—were organized United Steel Workers United Automobile Workers United Mine Workers Today AFL & CIO are united Reasons why organized labor failed to make greater gains Wages for works rose hardly at all Low wages could not keep up with the rising cost of living Major labor organizations represented only a small portion of industrial work force (4% in 1900) AFL excluded unskilled workers, who were emerging as the core of the industrial workforce Divided due to internal tensions Immigrants—no long-range view in US Open Shop vs. Closed Shop Open shop: workers do not have to join unions; Closed shop: workers can be hired only if they have first joined a union I’m so bummed. I tried 3 times to get a job as a model with Madison’s Models of Modesto. Each time I was turned down because I am not in the union and it is a closed shop! Drop in Union Membership Employer opposition—employers have tried to make unions seem unnecessary by changing company labor policies to recognize the invaluable role of workers; some companies have moved production to other countries (Hershey’s to Mexico) Changes in employment patterns Negative public opinion Major Labor Legislation How do the laws listed in Figure 8.7 on p. 182 reflect changes in government attitudes toward unions? Most early legislation (Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt) favored unions and increased their power. Since the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, however, labor legislation has tended to place limits on unions Negotiations between Labor and Management That may be a problem, You guys are jerks! All right, Let’s talk conditions. WeI’ll Yeah? We also demand We demand wages talk to the ranksee, and file. One last Erik. 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National Labor Relations Board At least 30% of a firm’s employees must sign a petition informing the NLRB that they want to hold an election to determine whether a majority of employees want to unionize Second, the NLRB conducts the election using a secret ballot, which allows workers to vote without fear of harassment or intimidation If the majority of workers favor unionization, the NLRB recognizes the union as the only bargaining representative for the company’s employees Collective Bargaining, Mediation & Arbitration Union and management representatives meet to discuss their goals and offer solutions and compromises Mediation: negotiators call in a neutral third party, or mediator, to listen to the arguments of both sides and to suggest ways in which an agreement may be reached; Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 established the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Arbitration: An arbitrator, like a mediator, is a neutral third party. Unlike in mediation, however, an arbitrator’s decision is legally binding Picketing Informs the public May arouse public support Discourages non strikers from crossing the picket lines to work Primary and Secondary Boycotts Primary boycott—organized effort to stop purchases of a firm’s products—grape boycott Secondary boycott: refusal to buy the goods or services of any firm that does business with a company whose employees are on strike (Taft-Hartley Act made secondary boycotts illegal if workers are striking in an attempt to make that employer join a boycott of another firm) Management Responses to Strikes, etc. Hiring replacement workers (scabs) Introducing a lockout Asking for an injunction—a court order to prohibit workers from striking I am financial advisor, Justin Martin. Those lucky people have nothing to worry about—I will show them how to diversify their winnings with a combination of savings, and other investments including stocks and bonds. They, and I of course, will make a ton of cash! Hey! That’s what we’re studying in this chapter. Objectives: 1.Describe the benefits of saving money 2.Illustrate how savings differ from time deposits 3.Explain how economists measure savings 4.Describe the goals and elements of a personal financial plan 5.Analyze how financial investment and real investment differ 6. Explain why and how people invest in stocks 7. Analyze the factors that influence stock prices 8. Describe how corporate and government bonds differ from stocks 9. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of investing in futures 12.1: Students understand common economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning 12.2: Students analyze the elements of America’s market economy in a global setting 12.3: Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy 12.5: Students analyze the aggregate economic behavior of the U. S. economy Disposable income Money available after taxes have been paid. Saving is the non-consumption of disposable income This month my disposable income is nearly $300.00. I’m going to buy out the store. Why People Save Money Pay large Unexpected Major Amass Purchases long-term wealth/leave annual expenses expenses or semiannual inheritance bills Check it out! My college fund is really Thankstaking to the off. I think I I’ll Yike!inheritance My property have enough here one day get from taxes inDaniel! Stanislaus G’ma Becky and Yuck, for at least 2 years County are two Pete, I’ll be YouG’pa really need at Stanford!!! able to live a payments of a new pair of relaxing life on My bail is $950.00 in the beach, shoes—for you $20,000.00. drinking a and few November that’s acool MAJOR ones. February. I have to PURCHASE! save!!! Interest rate fluctuation Interest rates vary according to the type of account chosen and the financial institution in which the money is deposited. Interest rates also fluctuate to reflect the general availability of money in the economy. When the supply of money in the economy is reduced, interest rates generally increase. When more money is available, on the other hand, interest rates are lower. Compounded interest on a single investment of $1,000 $3,500 $3,000 $2,500 $2,000 $1,500 $1,000 $ 500 12% 6% 1 2 10% 4% 3 8% 2% 4 5 Years 6 7 8 9 10 Regular Savings vs. Money Market Accounts Regular: require only a small deposit; perhaps a small fee if balance drops below a specified level; offer liquidity Money Market: Like regular, pay interest and allow relatively easy access to savings; viable interest rates generally higher than those of regular savings accounts Certificates of Deposit Must keep the money in the CD for a specified amount of time until it matures CDs with longer maturities generally offer higher interest because the higher rates compensate for reduced liquidity. If you withdraw your fund before maturity, you must pay a penalty Both the maturity and the interest rate are established when the account is opened and locked in place—the interest rate will not change until maturity date Begin: $5,000 @ 6% per year I’m pumped End year 1: 5,000 because x .06 = $300 Beginmy Yr grandparents 2: 5,300 x .06gave = $318 me5,618 $5,000 for = $337 Begin Yr 3: x .06 graduation. I’m Begin Yr 4: 5,955 x .06 = $357 in ax 5.06 year Begin investing Yr 5: 6,312 = $379 CD at 6 percent. At Maturity: $6,691.05 that rate, I’ll get $6,691 and some change in 5 years. That’s so awesome!!! That’s cool, Trevor, but check this out. I got 96 mature $50.00 Series EE Savings Bonds from my parents. That means I will get $4,800 plus interest on all the bonds that have more than 10 years of maturity— we’re talking close to $6,000. And I still have all the bonds my dad bought me between the ages of 8 and 18. I’m gonna be rich!!! Measuring savings Calculating the savings rate—the percentage of people’s disposable income that is not spent Poopie! I can’t put anything into savings this month cuz I spent all my money on shampoo and gel. Yay! I put $750 into savings this month due to prudent living. Fixed and flexible expenses Diversification I’m a happy dude, because with my diversified portfolio I’m set for life! Retirement Plans Real Investment Real investment: use money to create a new capital good Capital Accumulation Real investment increases the number of capital goods used by producers. The expansion of the capital goods existing in an economy is called capital accumulation. Infrastructure Transportation systems (roads, bridges, harbors, airports) and public facilities (schools) Venture Capital Money invested in entrepreneurial enterprises Invests in smaller-size firms with low interest loans I’m happy because I invested $1,000 in income stocks. Go band! I’m happy because I invested $1,000 in growth stocks. Go tennis! Yeah, but Emily, my income stocks pay consistent dividends. OK, Amy. But MY growth stocks increase in value more so than your income stocks—so I can sell them and make a larger profit. If they split, I’ll get two shares for every share I own. And ladies, as a stockbroker, I’ll be a link between you and the buyer when you decide to become the seller. Just check and see which brokerage firm I work for (probably Merrill Lynch.) Stock Exchanges Investment banks Buy and New Yorksell Stock large Exchange, blocks of American stock Stock Exchange plus 5 regional stock exchanges in other US cities—places to buy and sell corporate stocks and government bonds Stock Exchanges Can now buy and sell stock online Brokerage firms must purchase a seat on the exchange (1,366 seats) nowadays, over $2 million Over-the-Counter Stock Exchanges Stocks Over-the-Counter: stocks not listed on the NYSE or other stock exchanges (often stocks that do not meet the standards set by the nation’s stock exchanges) can trade OTC National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) Determining Stock Prices Stocks typically traded in lots of 100 Brokers bid and ask and then haggle over an agreed upon price When many buyers compete for a scarce supply of stock, demand pushes up the price Similarly, when there is a large supply of stock and few buyers, low demand pushes down the price; thusly, demand affects stock prices The main factors influencing demand for a stock are corporate finances, investor expectations and external forces Determining Stock Prices Corporate finances: profits and losses depicted on published quarterly and annual earnings reports. When investors are confident that a corporation produces high-quality products and has good long-term prospects, investors will buy those “blue chip” stocks, which are in high demand during both upswings and downswings in the market Investor Expectations External Factors Bull and Bear Markets The Dow Jones Industrial Average records changes in stock prices of a select group of 30 major industrial companies. Steady rise over a period of time: bull; steady drop in prices: bear Treasury Bonds, Bills and Notes Treasury Bill Treasury Note Treasury Bond Short-term U. S. government security Medium-to-long-term US government security Long-term U. S. government security Maturity ranging from 3 months to 1 year Maturity ranging from 110 years Maturity ranging from 1030 years Liquid and safe Safe Safe Minimum order: $1,000 Minimum order: $1,000 Minimum order: $1,000 Denomination: $1,000 Denomination: $1,000 Denomination: $1,000 Yield rate usually lower than long-term securities Pays at stated interest rate semiannually Pays at a stated interest rate semiannually Price fluctuation usually lower vis-à-vis gov sec Redeemed at face value at maturity Redeemed at face value at maturity Futures OK, Erik, Erik, let futures trading a Well, me ask you acarries question high and Iinvestors have or tworisk before give you must an answer. specialized of whatever Are you an knowledge expert on raising cattle Uh, I know the difference between a Daniel, I just got $1,000 and my mom commodity they aretrading? trading. I’d stick and cattle bullI and ato cow, butit.that’s about it.we says have invest You know, to something less risky. Actually, one time I tried to a live in a cattle community somilk I was bull—that was in nasty! thinking about investing cattle futures. What do you think? The answer is:it’s to OK, correct you boneheads, enforce the time Thefor Insider a littleTrading q and a requirements of 1984 and tois about Sanctions Figure Act9.7. of Which investigate correct. of theNumber laws alleged shown 2: what violations of required is the role thethe return ofFederal the of Securities to take Securities money and orAct, property Exchange punitive action acquired Commission? in anagainst illegal violators,manner? and to regulate the procedures for the trading of securities. That’s enough for now. Amy, now that I’m heading away to college I want to get a credit card. The best I can find has an APR of 18%. What do you think? Oooooo, I don’t know, Maddie. Let’s ask an expert. I do know that a credit card will let you buy a lot of cool stuff. I’ll try to answer that one, ladies. Yes, Amy, Maddie can get a lot of stuff and do a lot of cool things. And a credit card will help her establish a credit history. But remember, if you can’t pay off your monthly balance in total, you incur a finance charge, and finance charges can add up. On the next slide, Simoncini will show some statistics about college students and credit cards. That’s right, Justin. This is an issue I’ve been concerned with for a long time. The average college undergraduate in 2008 had $3,173 in credit card debt, up from $2,169 in 2004 In 2008, college seniors with at least 1 credit card graduated with $4,138 in credit card debt, up 44% from 2004 56% of undergrads: first credit card by age 18 By graduation, 91% at least 1 card and 56% have 4 Source: USA Today, 2009 “Some critics claim that the interest rates on credit card balances are too high.” How do banks and credit card companies counter that claim? There is a high number of defaults by credit card users Banks et al provide extended credit requiring limited or almost no collateral Credit card “loans” carry high processing costs compared to other types of loans Bankruptcy I’m so bummed! Hats for Hotties had to declare bankruptcy. Is there any silver lining to this cloud? It’s bad, Justina, but maybe not ALL bad. I’m sure your making that move was a last resort. This bankruptcy will remain on your credit history for 14 years, so you will have trouble borrowing money or receiving credit. But, the business can start anew and rebuild. Of course, you could marry a wealthy man. Hey! I’m available. The correct answer is: The Credit Reporting TheFair correct answer is: the Truth the Equal in Lending Credit Act It’s Act of 1971 for more is correct. q and thetime Civil Rights Act of Opportunity of 1968. Last Act of one: 1974 a, Number this time 2: about which Figure of the 1968. 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Economy Supply increases Demand increases Businesses use borrowed money and credit to buy capital goods Consumers use borrowed money and credit to buy consumer goods Financial institutions lend money and extend credit to consumers, businesses, and government Individuals and businesses save money in financial institutions Government uses borrowed money and credit to pay for public goods