The reason a corporation has retained earnings is to

a. make investments that will increase the value of the stock.

b. be able to make unemployment payments.

c. avoid the double taxation of corporate profits.

d. pay unemployment taxes.

Duracell is well known for manufacturing and marketing batteries. recently they launched the duracell powermat, which is a wireless charger for mobile devices. which brand development strategy did duracell use in this example?

You own a portfolio which is valued at $8.5 million and which has a beta of 1.3. You would like to create a riskless portfolio by hedging with S&P 500 futures contracts. The contract size is $250 times the index level.

Labrador Inc. has the following information available for the current year: Net sales $768,000 Bad Debt Expense $42,000 Accounts Receivable, Beginning of Year $138,000 Accounts Receivable, End of Year $73,000 Allowance For Doubtful Accounts,

Hector Company gathered the following reconciling information in preparing its March bank reconciliation: Cash balance per books, 3/31 $12,000 Notes receivable collected by bank 6,000 Outstanding checks 9,000 Deposits in transit 4,500 Bank service

Blue Sky Company's 12/31 balance sheet reports assets of $65,893 and liabilities of $28,686. All of Blue Sky's assets' book values approximate their fair value, except for land, which has a fair value that is $9,736 greater than its book value.

The board of directors of Capstone Inc. declared a $0.70 per share cash dividend on its $1 par common stock. On the date of declaration, there were 50,000 shares authorized, 22,000 shares issued, and 3,800 shares held as treasury stock.

Property taxes are usually determined based on the property owner's income. the amount of money invested in the property. the earnings generated by the property. the value of the property.

He Cook Corporation has two divisions--East and West. The divisions have the following revenues and expenses: East West Sales $ 585,000 $ 473,000 Variable costs 174,000 228,300 Traceable fixed costs 145,500 207,000 Allocated common corporate costs

Consultative selling emphasizes need identification, which the salesperson achieves by: A. asking the client questions and listening carefully to the answers B. giving a professional sales presentation that engages multiple modalities C.

The fda regulations governing disclosure of individual cois require: