Retained earnings, December 31, 2019 $ 378,540 Decrease in total liabilities during 2019 82,440 Gain on the sale of buildings during 2019 28,980 Dividends declared and paid in 2019 8,100 Proceeds from sale of common stock in 2019 88,920 Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 40,680 From the above data, calculate the retained earnings balance as of December 31, 2015.

Why has the free enterprise system been modified to include some government intervention?

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?

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