common stock in 2008. e. The firm had negative net income in 2008. Answer: c 2. On its 12/31/08 balance sheet, Barnes Inc showed $510 million of retained earnings, and exactly that same amount was shown the following year. Assuming that no earnings restatements were issued, which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. If the company lost money in 2008, it must have paid dividends. b. The company must have had zero net income in 2008. c. The company must have paid out half
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is children. Children are a joy, and should be the reason why couples stay together. But what first time parents often think about, are situations involving money, and work. There are many questions that could come up. Who is going to work? Is one income enough? How will we make it through? Who will take care of the child if we both work? These are some problems that Joshua and Leonora are experiencing. But if they just sit down, they can discuss the problems and come up with a solution. This is
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Proprietorship, Partnership, and Corporation. Benefits: Proprietorship: Easy to create form a legal perspective, inexpensive to create, subject to few governmental regulations Partnership: Low cost and easy to form, income is taxed as personal and not corporate. Corporation: Corporations have unlimited life, easy to transfer ownership, owners have limited liability. Disadvantages of proprietorship and partnership: Selling interest
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surpassed soy as the most profitable crop in Virginia. However, income statistics showed mixed results in FY 2012. Personal income increased by more then 4.0 percent. Wages and salaries, which accounted for 55 percent of total personal income in fiscal year 2012, grew 2.6 percent, lagging the forecast of 3.3 percent growth. Net transfer payments rose 11.2 percent, far ahead of the forecast of 5.8 percent growth. Proprietor's income, and supplements towages and salaries were below forecast in FY2012
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ALTERNATIVES We had come out two alternatives in order to help Sindy solve the dilemma she faced. The first alternative is expanding her business into middle and senior level segment after 2 years. By expanding the business, Sindy will able to get more profit. This is because the revenue that she will get from senior staff positions is higher compare to junior staff positions. The second alternative that we suggest is doing nothing. Doing nothing means that Sindy have to continue on what she do
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FIFO > LIFO | COGS | ↓ | ↑ | FIFO < LIFO | Income tax | ↑ | ↓ | FIFO > LIFO | Net income | ↑ | ↓ | FIFO > LIFO | Current ratio | ↑ | ↓ | FIFO > LIFO | Return on investment | ↑ | ↓ | FIFO > LIFO | 2. (a)What factors should the management of Example Corporation in this case consider when deciding whether to switch from LIFO to FIFO at the beginning of Year 2? (b) Would this change impact the balance sheet or income statement in a material way? Why or why not? Answer:
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FIFO > LIFO | COGS | ↓ | ↑ | FIFO < LIFO | Income tax | ↑ | ↓ | FIFO > LIFO | Net income | ↑ | ↓ | FIFO > LIFO | Current ratio | ↑ | ↓ | FIFO > LIFO | Return on investment | ↑ | ↓ | FIFO > LIFO | 2. (a)What factors should the management of Example Corporation in this case consider when deciding whether to switch from LIFO to FIFO at the beginning of Year 2? (b) Would this change impact the balance sheet or income statement in a material way? Why or why not? Answer:
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Smaller Famillies Having a smaller family is a springboard for giving future generations the chance of greater prosperity. A small family gets the advantages of a quieter home, cleaner home and possibly more money to spend on holidays. It's also not a struggle to bring your family of one or 0two children to the shops or a restaurant or even holidays. However a small family gets the disadvantage of a lonely child. Big families are more fun and usually a bit more daring and adventurous. Children from
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The households demand for the groceries is determined by the need and the prices at which the groceries are sold at any given time. Purchasing of groceries satisfies the consumer need for consuming the commodity. In addition, the consumer disposable income is reduced therefore the consumer is constrained in consuming other commodities. On the other hand, businesses are also
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million in 2010 while in 2009, the non-cash expense was $2.5 million. GlaxoSmithKline reported net income for 2010 of $16.3 million, or $0.27 per share, compared with net income of $4.7 million, or $0.08 per share, for the same prior year period. The net income for 2010 includes an income tax provision of $39,000 compared with a tax benefit of $886,000 for the same prior year period. The 2009 income tax benefit was primarily due to the Worker, Home Ownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009 that
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