Business

1. Is Apples statement of cash flows prepared under the direct method or the indirect method?2. For each fiscal year 2017, 2016, and 2015, identify the amount of cash provided by operating activities and cash paid for dividends. 3. In 2017, did Apple have sufficient cash flows from operations to pay dividends?4. Did Apple spend more or less cash to repurchase common stock in 2017 versus
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2 Part 1: Market Analysis Report [20 points] As a first step, we want to determine if the problem that we have proposed is indeed a relevant one to solve. To do this, we need to identify the market for the proposed problem. The market for us to investigate is: Japanese language learners interested in software solutions. Even if we find a wide market, we also need to know if it makes commercial sense to purse it (even if a software product is potentially very useful, it doesn't matter if no one will actually pay for it). It might be that the market is saturated with existing products, making little sense to develop a new one. This is a research report: you should use your research skills to learn more about the market for Japanese learning software. Note that we aren't expecting a super fancy report - we haven't actually taught you how to do formal market analysis, that will come later in your education - rather we want to start thinking about how we can create value for real customers using the technical skills we've been acquiring. Your report will be comprised of two sections that aim to answer the following: 1. What is the commercial market (if any) for software to aid Japanese learners
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Sun Airlines, Inc., prints on its tickets that it is not liable for any injury to a passenger caused by the airlines negligence. If the cause of an accident is found to be the airlines negligence, can it use the clause as a defense to liability? Why or why not?
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Mention six points from strength,weakness,opportunity and threatsSWOTof this two hospital-Central floria regional hospital SOWT analysis-Franciscan Health Indianapolis SOWT analysis
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kaitlin has $10,000 of savings that she may deposit with her local bank. kaitlin wants to earn a real rate of return of at least 4 percent, and she is expecting inflation to be exactly 3 percent. what is the lowest nominal interest rate that kaitlin would be willing to accept from her local bank?
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If a supplier can sell as much as it wants at $10 per unit, but none at all at $10.01, we know that the demand it faces is
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of the following, which provides an example of an obesogenic environment? group of answer choices celebrations often involve cake and alcoholic drinks. some high-end designers refuse to sell clothing in plus sizes. airlines have increased the length of all seatbelts. advertisements for weight-loss products and gyms frequently run in january. many companies provide employees with free memberships to local exercise facilities.
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a firm can change its beta through managerial decisions, including capital budgeting and capital structure decisions.True or False
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Which of the following statements is true?OA. The terms stakeholder and stockholder mean the same thing.OB. Stakeholders may not be appointed to the board of directors.OC. All stockholders are stakeholders.D. All stakeholders are stockholders.
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on january 1, 20x2, abc company acquired a 90 percent ownership of xyz company, at underlying book value. the fair value of the noncontrolling interest at the date of acquisition was equal to 10 percent of the book value of xyz company. on may 15, 20x2, xyz company purchased inventory from abc company for $90,000. xyz company subsequently sold the entire inventory to an unaffiliated company for $120,000 on december 21, 20x2. abc company had produced the inventory sold to xyz company for $62,000. the companies had no other transactions during 20x2. based on the information given above, what amount of sales will be reported in the 20x2 consolidated income statement? group of answer choices $62,000 $120,000 $90,000 $58,000
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Assume Tamarisk, Inc. has the following reported amounts: Sales revenue $1,509,600, Sales returns and allowances $44,400, Cost of goods sold $976,800, and Operating expenses $325,600.(a) Compute net sales.(b) Compute gross profit.(c) Compute income from operations.(d) Compute the gross profit rate. (Round answer to 1 decimal place, e.g. 25.2%.)
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when a firm integrates many different activities such as does in communicating to consumers, employees, and other stakeholders about the corporate culture and spirit, it can be identified as employing what type of function?
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How are these consistent with the rest of the star? (As we read in Chapter 6, it is insufficient to state that "our people are our biggest asset" and leave it at generalities such as that. State specifically why your people strategy is unique to your organization and why it supports other components of your organization design). How are your people practices unique to supporting the strategic agenda of your organization, and why will they give you a competitive advantage?
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Explain the key differences (not just the definitions) between the four functional areas of theorganization. Also, explain why we need all four areas for a business to prosper.
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a preferential tariff: group of answer choices applies only to luxury items limits the number of products that can be imported from particular countries gives tariff advantages to one country over others is the tax placed on countertrades is used with import quotas to prevent dumping
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A company plans to begin production of a new small appliance. The manager must decide whether to purchase the motors for the appliance from a vendor at $7 each or to produce them in-house. With the process in-house production; the annual fixed cost is $190,000 and a variable cost of $4 per unit. Determine the range of annual quantity for which each of the alternatives would be best?
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In exhibit 9 of the cpk case, you were given market values of equity and market value of capital. those calculation were implicitly assuming that:
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Under what conditions would an increase in demand lead to a lower long-run equilibrium price?.
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Discuss the meanings, advantages, disadvantages and appropriate uses of the following threesets of concepts:(a) Mean, Median and Mode [10](b) Arithmetic Mean, Geometric Mean and Harmonic Mean [10](c. ) Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio Measurement Scales [10]
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Beagle Clothiers uses a weighted score for the evaluation and selection of its suppliers of trendy fashion garments. Each supplier is rated on a 10-point scale (10 = highest) for four different criteria: price, quality, delivery, and flexibility (to accommodate changes in quantity and timing). Because of the volatility of the business in which Beagle operates, flexibility is given twice the weight of each of the other three criteria, which are equally weighted (the sum of the four weights equals 1). The table shows the scores for three potential suppliers for the four performance criteria. Based on the highest weighted score, which supplier should be selected? Supplier should be selected, with a total weighted score of (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.)
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Metlock, Inc. Had the following transactions during the current period. Mar. 2 Issued 4,800 shares of $5 par value common stock to attorneys in payment of a bill for $28,800 for services performed in helping the company to incorporate. June 12 Issued 62,500 shares of $5 par value common stock for cash of $390,625. July 11 Issued 1,000 shares of $100 par value preferred stock for cash at $112 per share. Nov. 28 Purchased 2,500 shares of treasury stock for $100,000. Journalize the transactions. (Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. )Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
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Purchased a $171,500 machine on January 1 of this year for $34,300 cash. A five-year note is signed for the balance. The note will be paid in five equal year-end payments starting on December 31 of this year. Rev: 04_08_2019_QC_CS-165140 Required: 1. In transaction (a), determine the present value of the debt. (Round your answer to nearest whole dollar. )
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What does it mean to be in default on a loan?A. Your lender is no longer able to loan you money.B. Youre unable to repay the loan.C. Your remaining loan payments are required immediately.D. Youre at least 24 months behind on loan payments.E. Youre rejected as a loan applicant.
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the markets in general are paying a 2% real rate of return. inflation is expected to be 3%. abc stock commands a 6% risk premium. what is the expected rate of return on abc stock?
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