When an investment in an available-for-sale security is transferred to trading because the company anticipates selling the stock in the near future, the carrying value assigned to the investment upon entering it in the trading portfolio should be:. a) its original cost
b) its fair value at the date of the transfer
c) the higher of its original cost or its air value at the date of the transfer
d) the lower of its original cost or its air value at the date of the transfer

Consider the following scenarios. use what you have learned to decide if the goods and services being provided are individual, public, or merit goods. for each case, state what kind of good has been described and explain your answer using the definitions of individual, public, and merit goods. (6 points each) 1. from your window, you can see a city block that's on fire. you watch city firefighters rescue people and battle the flames to save the buildings. 2. while visiting relatives, you learn that your cousins attend a nearby elementary school that is supported financially by local property tax revenue. 3. you see a squadron of military jets flying overhead. 4. you find out that your aunt works for a defense manufacturing company that has several defense contracts with the government. she tells you that she works for a team that is producing a communications satellite. 5. your class visits a local jail run by a private, profit-making company that detains county criminals and is paid with tax revenue.

Kelso electric is debating between a leveraged and an unleveraged capital structure. the all equity capital structure would consist of 40,000 shares of stock. the debt and equity option would consist of 25,000 shares of stock plus $280,000 of debt with an interest rate of 7 percent. what is the break-even level of earnings before interest and taxes between these two options?

Modern firms increasingly rely on other firms to supply goods and services instead of doing these tasks themselves. this increased level of is leading to increased emphasis on management.