If goodwill is impaired in a given year, how does this affect consolidated net income attributable to the NCI on the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (SCI) for the year under the FIVE method versus the identifiable net assets (INA) approach

The vaska company buys a patent on january 1, year one, and agrees to pay $100,000 per year for the next five years. the first payment is made immediately, and the payments are made on each january 1 thereafter. if a reasonable annual interest rate is 8 percent, what is the recorded value of the patent? 1. $378,4252. $431,2133. $468,9504. $500,000

How has apple been able to sustain its competitive advantage in the smartphone industry? a. by reducing its network effects b. by targeting its new products and services toward laggards c. by driving the price for the end user to zero d. by regularly introducing incremental improvements in its products

Successful firms focus their efforts on satisfying customer needs that match their core competencies. select one: a. true b. false