A goal in conveying unfavorable news in writing should be to make the receiver call or write back to clarify the message; this way, the writer has a chance to explain further.

a) true

b) false

On January 1, Vermont Corporation had 40,000 shares of $10 par value common stock issued and outstanding. All 40,000 shares had been issued in a prior period at $20.00 per share.

The new artisanal greenhouse would require 700 empty wine bottles be embedded in a frame made of clay and straw.

Jasper has $1,000 invested at 8% interest. How long will it take him to double his money?

The following information was drawn from the 2016 accounting records of Ozark Merchandisers: 1. Inventory that had cost $21,200 was sold for $39,900 under terms 2/20, net/30. 2. Customers returned merchandise to Ozark five days after the purchase.

Jasmine transferred 100 percent of her stock in Woodward Company to Jefferson Corporation in a Type A merger. In exchange, she received stock in Jefferson with a fair market value of $600,000 plus $400,000 in cash.

Zero Corp. suffered a loss having a material effect on its financial statements as a result of a customer's bankruptcy that rendered a trade receivable uncollectible.

Upward communication among organizational members at the same level can facilitate task coordination, provide means of sharing information, provide formal channel of communication for problem solving, and facilitate mutual support for staff involved.

Last year, a women's professional organization made two small-business loans totaling $23,000 to young women beginning their own businesses. The money was lent at 9% and 11% simple interest rates.

When Crossett Corporation was organized in January 2018, it immediately issued 4,000 shares of $50 par, 6 percent, cumulative preferred stock and 50,000 shares of $20 par common stock.

If the market is in equilibrium, then an option must sell at a price that is exactly equal to the difference between the stock's current price and the option's strike price. a. True b. False