The decisions about how to manage the policies and decision rules related to inventory levels are considered:

Eagle sporting goods reported the following data at july ​31, 2016​, with amounts adapted in​ thousands: ​(click the icon to view the income​ statement.) ​(click the icon to view the statement of retained​ earnings.) ​(click the icon to view the balance​ sheet.) 1. compute eagle​'s net working capital. 2. compute eagle​'s current ratio. round to two decimal places. 3. compute eagle​'s debt ratio. round to two decimal places. do these values and ratios look​ strong, weak or​ middle-of-the-road? 1. compute eagle​'s net working capital. total current assets - total current liabilities = net working capital 99400 - 30000 = 69400 2. compute eagle​'s current ratio. ​(round answer to two decimal​ places.) total current assets / total current liabilities = current ratio 99400 / 30000 = 3.31 3. compute eagle​'s debt ratio. ​(round answer to two decimal​ places.) total liabilities / total assets = debt ratio 65000 / 130000 = 0.50 do these ratio values and ratios look​ strong, weak or​ middle-of-the-road? net working capital is ▾ . this means ▾ current assets exceed current liabilities current liabilities exceed current assets and is a ▾ negative positive sign. eagle​'s current ratio is considered ▾ middle-of-the-road. strong. weak. eagle​'s debt ratio is considered ▾ middle-of-the-road. strong. weak. choose from any list or enter any number in the input fields and then continue to the next question.

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u. s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u. s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?