15. Pearson Inc. reports net income earnings of $1,170,000 while paying $120,000 in cash dividends this year. Santa Fe Co. earns $300,000 in net income and distributes $30,000 in dividends. Pearson has held a 70% interest in Santa Fe for several years, an investment with an acquisition-date fair value equal to the book value of its underlying net assets. Pearson uses the initial value method to account for these shares. On January 1 of the current year, Santa Fe acquired in the open market $150,000 of Pearson's 8% bonds. The bonds had originally been issued several years ago for 92, reflecting a 10% effective interest rate. On the date of purchase, the book value of the bonds payable was $144,900. Santa Fe paid $139,800 based on a 12% effective interest rate over the remaining life of the bonds. What is consolidated net income for this year

The table shows the demand and supply schedules for magazines. complete the following sentences. the equilibrium price of a magazine is $ 4 and the equilibrium quantity is 150 magazines a week. price (dollars per magazine) quantity demanded quantity supplied (magazines per week) 3.00 160 138 3.50 155 144 4.00 150 150 4.50 145 156 5.00 140 161 now a fall in the price of a newspaper decreases the quantity demanded by 11 magazines a week at each price. at the original equilibrium price, a occurs. to return to equilibrium, the price of a magazine a. surplus; rises b. shortage; rises c. shortage; falls d. surplus; falls as the market returns to equilibrium, the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied a. decreases; increases b. decreases; decreases c. increases; decreases d. increases; increases the new equilibrium price is $ nothing a magazine.

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?

Which of the following are considered needs? check all that apply