Bp's oil platform exploded, causing millions of gallons of oil to be released into the ocean. numerous fishermen, fisheries, and landowners suffered damages as a result. bp could have hired a number of lobbyists to convince members of congress to pass laws that would be favorable to bp's operations. what potential laws could bp's lobbyists have lobbied for before the oil spill to minimize bp's damages?

On january 1, 2018, jay company acquired all the outstanding ownership shares of zee company. in assessing zee's acquisition-date fair values, jay concluded that the carrying value of zee's long-term debt (8-year remaining life) was less than its fair value by $21,600. at december 31, 2018, zee company's accounts show interest expense of $14,440 and long-term debt of $380,000. what amounts of interest expense and long-term debt should appear on the december 31, 2018, consolidated financial statements of jay and its subsidiary zee? long-term debt $401,600 $398,900 $401,600 $398,900 interest expense $17,140 $17,140 $11,740 $11,740 a. b. c. d.

What is the advantage of developing criteria for assessing the effectiveness of business products and processes? a. assessment criteria are answers. b. assessment criteria are inexpensive. c. assessment criteria provide you with a list of relevant things to measure. d. assessment criteria provide you with a list of people to contact to learn more about process mentoring.

Evan company reports net income of $232,000 each year and declares an annual cash dividend of $100,000. the company holds net assets of $2,130,000 on january 1, 2017. on that date, shalina purchases 40 percent of evan's outstanding common stock for $1,066,000, which gives it the ability to significantly influence evan. at the purchase date, the excess of shalina’s cost over its proportionate share of evan’s book value was assigned to goodwill. on december 31, 2019, what is the investment in evan company balance (equity method) in shalina’s financial records?