Estimated Employment Change by Sector 2004–2020 A bar graph titled Estimated Employment Change by Sector from 2004 to 2020 has year on the x-axis and percentage of change in employment on the y-axis. For the high-tech sector, the percentages for years 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2020 are: 12, negative 2, 3, 3, 16. For the private sector, the percentages for years 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2020 are: 4, negative 4, 2, 2, 13. High-tech sector employmentdeclined about 2% in 2004. In the future, high-tech sector employment is expected toemployment in the private sector.

Accublade castings inc. casts blades for turbine engines. within the casting department, alloy is first melted in a crucible, then poured into molds to produce the castings. on may 1, there were 230 pounds of alloy in process, which were 60% complete as to conversion. the work in process balance for these 230 pounds was $32,844, determined as follows: exercises during may, the casting department was charged $350,000 for 2,500 pounds of alloy and $19,840 for direct labor. factory overhead is applied to the department at a rate of 150% of direct labor. the department transferred out 2,530 pounds of finished castings to the machining department. the may 31 inventory in process was 44% complete as to conversion. prepare the following may journal entries for the casting department: the materials charged to production the conversion costs charged to production the completed production transferred to the machining department determine the work in process"casting department may 31 balance.

Each of the four independent situations below describes a sales-type lease in which annual lease payments of $12,500 are payable at the beginning of each year. each is a finance lease for the lessee. (fv of $1, pv of $1, fva of $1, pva of $1, fvad of $1 and pvad of $1) (use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) situation 1 2 3 4 lease term (years) 3 3 3 3 asset’s useful life (years) 3 4 4 6 lessor’s implicit rate (known by lessee) 14 % 14 % 14 % 14 % residual value: guaranteed by lessee 0 $ 5,000 $ 2,500 0 unguaranteed 0 0 $ 2,500 $ 5,000 purchase option: after (years) none 2 3 3 exercise price n/a $ 7,500 $ 1,500 $ 3,500 reasonably certain? n/a no no yes

Find a company that has followed a strong strategic direction- state that generic strategy and the back-up points to support your position.