What did a 2006 study estimate the potential annual impact of climate change on global GDP to be?

A) 2 percent increase
B) 1 percent decrease
C) 5 percent decrease
D) 8 percent decrease
E) 12 percent decrease


Answer: C
Explanation: C) Economist Nicholas Stern's report said a 5 percent decrease in global GDP would occur each year forever.

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a. Commercial paper with a 6-month maturity when purchased and 4 months until maturity at the balance sheet date. b. Investment in corporate stocks which management intends to sell within 3 months after the balance sheet date. c. Money market funds which can be obtained overnight from a bank or brokerage firm. d. Investments in corporate bonds which have 5 years until maturity when they are purchased.

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A reversing entry would be used with which of the following accounts?

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a. Appeasement b. Delimited Rationality c. Bounded Rationality d. Grounding

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