Wilmington, Inc. brands touch the lives of people around the world. Assume that in the current year the company had 10 billion shares of common stock authorized, 4 billion shares issued, and 3 billion shares outstanding. Par value is $1 per share. Wilmington, Inc. has been paying a dividend for over 100 years. Required: Assume that Wilmington, Inc. declared a dividend of $2.50 per share on October 1 to stockholders of record on October 15. Wilmington, Inc. paid the dividend on October 20. Prepare journal entries as appropriate for each date. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in whole dollars not in billions (i. e., 1,000,000,000 not 1.0).)

Chance company had two operating divisions, one manufacturing farm equipment and the other office supplies. both divisions are considered separate components as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. the farm equipment component had been unprofitable, and on september 1, 2018, the company adopted a plan to sell the assets of the division. the actual sale was completed on december 15, 2018, at a price of $600,000. the book value of the division’s assets was $1,000,000, resulting in a before-tax loss of $400,000 on the sale. the division incurred a before-tax operating loss from operations of $130,000 from the beginning of the year through december 15. the income tax rate is 40%. chance’s after-tax income from its continuing operations is $350,000. required: prepare an income statement for 2018 beginning with income from continuing operations. include appropriate eps disclosures assuming that 100,000 shares of common stock were outstanding throughout the year. (amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. round eps answers to 2 decimal places.)

On average, someone with a bachelor's degree is estimated to earn times more than someone with a high school diploma. a)1.2 b)1.4 c)1.6 d)1.8

Why is efficiency an important economic goal?