Spartan corporation redeemed 25 percent of its shares for $1,800 on july 1 of this year, in a transaction that qualified as an exchange under §302(a). spartan’s accumulated e& p at the beginning of the year was $1,800. its current e& p is $16,300. spartan made dividend distributions of $2,700 on june 1 and $6,000 on august 31. determine the beginning balance in spartan’s accumulated e& p at the beginning of the next year. see rev. rul. 74-338, 1974-2 c. b. 101, and rev. rul. 74-339, 1974-2 c. b. 103, for in making this calculation. (round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Cadbury has a chocolate factory in dunedin, new zealand. for easter, it makes two kinds of “easter eggs”: milk chocolate and dark chocolate. it cycles between producing milk and dark chocolate eggs. the table below provides data on these two products. demand (lbs per hour) milk: 500 dark: 200 switchover time (minutes) milk: 60 dark: 30 production rate per hour milk: 800 dark: 800 for example, it takes 30 minutes to switch production from milk to dark chocolate. demand for milk chocolate is higher (500lbs per hour versus 200 lbs per hour), but the line produces them at the same rate (when operating): 800 lbs per hour. a : suppose cadbury produces 2,334lbs milk chocolate and 1,652 lbs of dark chocolate in each cycle. what would be the maximum inventory (lbs) of milk chocolate? b : how many lbs of milk and dark chocolate should be produced with each cycle so as to satisfy demand while minimizing inventory?

Zara, a global retail and apparel manufacturer based in spain that has successfully implemented this idea by having a continuous flow of new products that are typically limited in supply. zara has created a system that draws its clientèle into its stores, on average, 17 times per year as compared to 4 times per year for most stores. how is zara using it to gain competitive advantage? what specific technologies are used by zara to maintain this advantage over its competition?

Which of the following most accurately describes how the equilibrium price of a good or service can be determined? a. by moving the supply curve right or left until it matches the demand curve. b. by finding where the supply curve and the demand curve intersect. c. by doing market research to determine the maximum price consumers will pay. d. by taking the opposite of the columns in a supply schedule and a demand schedule.