Heather is an hr specialist at mccoy manufacturing, where she is responsible for making sure hr policies and transactions deliver results on a companywide basis by acquiring, developing, motivating, and deploying human resources. this scenario illustrates heather’s skills as a(n) . business allyb. operational executorc. strategic architectd. talent managere. cultural and change steward

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u.s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.

Marcus nurseries inc.'s 2005 balance sheet showed total common equity of $2,050,000, which included $1,750,000 of retained earnings. the company had 100,000 shares of stock outstanding which sold at a price of $57.25 per share. if the firm had net income of $250,000 in 2006 and paid out $100,000 as dividends, what would its book value per share be at the end of 2006, assuming that it neither issued nor retired any common stock?

What criteria does a company have to meet to be considered a monopoly?