When Volvo runs ads suggesting that its cars are the safest that money can buy, it is trying to ________. A) segment the market B) provide a service C) enter a new market D) develop brand loyalty E) position its brand

The aggregate demand curve is downward sloping because production costs decline as real GDP increases. is upward sloping because a higher price level is necessary to make production profitable as production costs rise. shows the amount of expenditures required to induce the production of each possible level of real GDP. shows the amount of real GDP that will be demanded at each possible price level. g

has 8.3 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $53, and the book value per share is $4. also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $70 million and a coupon rate of 7 percent and sells for 108.3 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $60 million and a coupon rate of 7.5 percent and sells for 108.9 percent of par. The first issue matures in 8 years, the second in 27 years. (a) What are capital structure weights on a book value basis

The notes to a recent annual report from Weebok Corporation indicated that the company acquired another company, Sport Shoes, Inc. Assume that Weebok acquired Sport Shoes on January 5 of the current year. Weebok acquired the name of the company and all of its assets for $511,000 cash. Weebok did not assume the liabilities. The transaction was closed on January 5 of the current year, at which time the balance sheet of Sport Shoes reflected the following book values and an independent appraiser estimated the following market values for the assets:

Sport Shoes, Inc.
January 5 of the Current Year Book Value Market Value
Accounts receivable (net) $35,000 $35,000
Inventory 210,000 183,000
Fixed assets (net) 23,000 46,500
Other assets 10,000 16,000
Total Assets $278,000
Liabilities $72,000
Stockholders' equity 206,000

Market values for the purchased assets were provided to Weebok by an independent appraiser.

Required:
Compute the amount of goodwill resulting from the purchase.

How can a company take advantage of viral diffusion in a rapidly growing market?

a. They can give opinion leaders free products to use.
b. They can identify and court opinion leaders in a particular market.
c. All of these are ways for companies to take advantage of viral diffusion in a rapidly growing market.
d. They can encourage experts in the field to use the product first.
e. They can create a partnership with opinion leaders to help further develop the technology.

Suppose you are a euro-based investor who just sold shares of a U.S. company that you had bought six months ago. You had invested 10,000 euros to buy theshares for $120 per share; the exchange rate was $1.03 per euro. You sold the stock for $171 per share and converted the dollar proceeds into euro at the exchange rate of $0.94 per euro.

Required:
Compute the rate of return on your investment in euro terms.

Trell Corporation transferred $56,000 of accounts receivable to a local bank. The transfer was made without recourse. The local bank remits 80% of the factored amount to Trell and retains the remaining 20%. When the bank collects the receivables, it will remit to Trell the retained amount less a fee equal to 3% of the total amount factored. Trell estimates a fair value of its 20% interest in the receivables of $11,000 (not including the 3% fee). Trell will show an amount receivable from factor of:

Jefferson is interested in starting his own business. He plans to borrow money from the local bank in order to finance the business. They will require him to submit a business plan and a(n) _____.a.buy-out planb.income statementc.partnership agreementd.financial plan

What steps will allow you to use the Keep Together property to ensure that none of the records are broken between two pages when they are printed?

Sheridan Company traded in a manual pressing machine for an automated pressing machine and gave 437000 cash. The old machine cost $459000 and had a net book value of $324000. The old machine had a fair value of $310000. Which of the following is the correct journal entry to record the exchange assuming comercial substance?

a. Equipment 68,000
Loss on Exchange 11,000
Accumulated Depreciation 22,000

Equipment 93,000
Cash 8,000

b. Equipment 68,000
Equipment 60,000
Cash 8,000

c. Cash 8,000
Equipment 60,000
Loss on Exchange 11,000
Accumulated Depreciation 22,000
Equipment 101,000

d. Equipment 123,000
Accumulated Depreciation 22,000
Equipment 93,000
Cash 8,000

Government corrects____externalities by subsidizing the activity, as they do with____corrects____externalities by regulating or taxing activity in order to____pollution provides_____goods like national defense because of the free-rider problem promotes_____because markets with few firms tend to be inefficient provides assistance to those in need in order to improve____attempts to pursue macroeconomic goals, including____, _____, and____.

Ravonette Corporation issued 300 shares of $10 par value common stock and 100 shares of $50 par value preferred stock for a lump sum of $13,500.
1) The common stock has a market value of $20 per share, and the preferred stock has a market value of $90 per share.
2) The common stock has a market value of $20 per share, and the value of preferred stock is unknown.
Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g., 1520. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)
Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit

Which of the following is an effective way to deal with change and innovation? Insist on success and punish failure. Hold closely to established methods of getting the job done. Innovate by varying existing products that are already on the market. Have flexibility and adaptability. Offer different explanations for the change to different work groups.

In 2020, Ensley drove her automobile 28,500 miles. She incurred the following expenses during the year related to the automobile: Gas and oil, lubrication: $1,800 Insurance: $980 Repairs: $360 Licenses and registration fees: $50 Business parking and tolls: $170 She uses the automobile 80% for business. Based on the data, Ensley's automobile deduction under the actual cost method is $fill in the blank 1.

1. Descriptive research is conducted for all of the following reasons except ________. a. to describe the characteristics of relevant groups, such as consumers, salespeople, organizations, or market areas b. to determine the degree to which marketing variables are associated

The payment of FUTA would​ include

The PC Works assembles custom computers from components supplied by various manufacturers. The company is very small and its assembly shop and retail sales store are housed in a single facility in a Redmond, Washington, industrial park. Listed below are some of the costs that are incurred at the company. Required: For each cost, indicate whether it would most likely be classified as direct materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, selling, or an administrative cost.The cost of a hard drive installed in a computer. a. Direct labor cost b. Direct materials cost c. Manufacturing overhead cost d. Selling cost e. Administrative cost

On January 1, 2018, Advanced Airline purchased a used airplane at a cost of $60,500,000. Advanced Airline expects the plane to remain useful for eight years (5,000,000 miles) and to have a residual value of $5,500,000. Advanced Airline expects the plane to be flown 1,100,000 miles the first year and 1,200,000 miles the second year.

Requirements
1.​Compute first-year (2019) depreciation expense on the plane using the following methods:
a.​Straight-line
b.​Units-of-production
2.​Show the airplane’s book value at the end of the first year for the two methods.

As the supervisor at a fast-food restaurant chain you notice that Tonya, one of your most experienced cashiers, is having trouble balancing her cash register at the end of each shift. You and others have been staying past closing time to resolve the discrepancy. After observing her performance for several days, you notice she seems to be making careless mistakes, such as giving the wrong change. You wonder if she has become bored. What would be the best way to share your observations with Tonya?

Remi Corp. reported total sales of $550,000, at a price of $40 and per unit variable expenses of $23, for the sales of their single product. Total Per Unit Sales $550,000 $40 Variable Expenses $316,250 $23 Contribution Margin $233,750 $17 Fixed Expenses $155,000 Net Operating Income $78,750 What is the operating leverage at Remi Corp. (Round off to nearest decimal)

In the extended Labor CAPM, the CAPM measure of systematic risk, beta, is replaced by an adjusted beta that also accounts for covariance with the portfolio of aggregate human capital. Despite the complications inherent in any extension of the CAPM with a labor component, labor is an important consideration in explaining the systematic risk of financial securities.
a. True
b. False

The Brital Company processes unprocessed milk to produce two products, Butter Cream and Condensed Milk. The following information was collected for the month of June:Direct Materials processed:33,000 gallonsThe costs of purchasing the of unprocessed milk and processing it up to the split-off point to yield a total of 33,000 gallons of saleable product was $55,000.Production Butter cream 13000 gallons condensed milk 20000 gallonsSales Butter cream 12500 gallons condensed milk 19500 gallonsSales Butter cream 2.50 $ per gallon condensed milk $ 9.00 per gallonsSeparable costin Butter cream 14500 gallons condensed milk 36000 gallonsThe company uses constant gross-margin percentage NRV method to allocate the joint costs of production. Which of the following statements is true of Brital?A) The gross profit percent of condensed milk is lower than the gross profit of butter cream.B) The gross margin is same for both products because constant gross margin percentage NRV method ignores profits earned before the split-off point.C) The gross profit of condensed milk is lower than the gross profit of butter cream.D) The gross margin is allocated to the joint products in order to determine the joint-cost allocations.

During 2017, Grambling Company purchased 10,000 shares of Southern Corp. common stock for $215,000 as a passive interest investment. The fair value of these shares was $289,000 at December 31, 2017. During 2018, Grambling sold all of the Southern stock for $226,000. Grambling Company should report a realized gain on the sale of stock in 2018 of:______.A. $25,000.
B. $26,000.
C. $11,000.
D. $37,000.

Jenna has been working at Firenzi Entertainment Group for the past 3 years as a location scout. One of Jenna's chief responsibilities is to travel with a team of 5 people to international locations to try to find potential sets for films. Jenna also has a legal background and previous experience working as an entertainment agent. She is the only one on her team with this experience. Therefore, Jenna's secondary role is writing the license deal and various contracts once the location has been found. Eighty percent of her job can be sitting at a desk writing the agreements and negotiating deals over the phone. In the past year Jenna has been suffering from migraines which trigger vertigo and dizziness. She has been told by two doctors not to travel because the plane compression will make the migraines worse. Jenna brings the proper medical paperwork and lets her boss know she won't be able to travel. Her boss says that is a requirement of the job and if she can't travel then she can no longer perform her role and would be terminated. Jenna would like some advice from you whether the American With Disabilities Act will protect her. 1) What are the relevant rules under the ADA that pertain here

The law of supply indicates that:A)the product supply curve is downsloping.B)consumers will purchase less of a good at high prices than they will at low prices.C)producers will offer more of a product at high prices than they will at low prices.D)producers will offer more of a product at low prices than they will at high prices.

Members of 67 countries attended a conference on economic development hosted by an international organization based in Gent, Belgium. Attendees of the workshop learned about techniques designed to assist countries in expanding their degree of economic development. Emerging markets act as manufacturing bases for global Miltinationals Enterprises because of ________.

Shiffon Electronics manufactures music players. Its costing system uses two cost​ categories, direct materials and conversion costs. Each product must pass through the Assembly​ Department, the Programming​ department, and the Testing Department. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the production process. Conversion costs are allocated evenly throughout production. Shiffon Electronics uses weightedaverage costing. The following information is available for the month of March 2020 for the Assembly department. Work in​ process, beginning inventory units Conversion costs ​(​% ​complete) Units started during March units Work in​ process, ending​ inventory: units Conversion costs ​(​% ​complete) The cost details for the month of March are as​ follows: Work in​ process, beginning inventory Direct materials Conversion costs Direct materials costs added during March Conversion costs added during March What are the equivalent units for direct materials and conversion​ costs, respectively, for​ March?

Pension data for Millington Enterprises include the following: ($ in millions) Discount rate, 10% Projected benefit obligation, January 1 $ 350 Projected benefit obligation, December 31 540 Accumulated benefit obligation, January 1 375 Accumulated benefit obligation, December 31 490 Cash contributions to pension fund, December 31 225 Benefit payments to retirees, December 31 69 Required: Assuming no change in actuarial assumptions and estimates, determine the service cost component of pension expense for the year ended December 31.Service cost?JDS Foods’ projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligation, and plan assets were $80 million, $70 million, and $56 million, respectively, at the end of the year.What, if any, pension liability must be reported in the balance sheet?What would JDS report if the plan assets were $100 million instead?

Learning involves changes in an individual's behavior resulting from previous experiences and information.
t or f

Imagine that David is preparing his will and is trying to decide how to divide his assets between his two grown children. His daughter, Tonya, is a chemical engineer who earns a high income. His son, Terry, opted out of college and went to work straight out of high school. Now Terry works in construction; he works just as hard as Tanya, but he is less affluent than she is.

Classify each example of possible ways David could divide his assets based on fairness and distribution.

a. Leave his money to the child whom he thinks deserves more money.
b. Leave his money to charity instead
c. Split his wealth evenly Terry and Tonya
d. Leave terry his entire wealth to offset the gap between him and his sister.
e. Tell his kids he will leave the money to whoever does the most to take care of him in his old age.

1. Fairness of equal outcomes
2. Fairness of equal opportunity
3. Fairness of process
4. Fairness of what is reserved or earned

Assume that you manage a risky portfolio with an expected rate of return of 15% and a standard deviation of 30%. The T-bill rate is 10%. Suppose that you have a client that prefers to invest in your risky portfolio a proportion (y) of his total investment budget so that his overall portfolio will have an expected rate of return of 15%. What is the investment proportion