Tim dye, the cfo of blackwell automotive, inc., is putting together this year's financial statements. he has gathered the following balance sheet information: the firm had a cash balance of $23,015, accounts payable of $163,257, common stock of $311,300, retained earnings of $512,159, inventory of $213,000, goodwill and other assets equal to $78,656, net plant and equipment of $714,100, and short-term notes payable of $21,115. it also had accounts receivable of $141,258 and other current assets of $11,223. how much long-term debt does blackwell automotive have?

On january 1, 2017, fisher corporation purchased 40 percent (90,000 shares) of the common stock of bowden, inc. for $980,000 in cash and began to use the equity method for the investment. the price paid represented a $48,000 payment in excess of the book value of fisher's share of bowden's underlying net assets. fisher was willing to make this extra payment because of a recently developed patent held by bowden with a 15-year remaining life. all other assets were considered appropriately valued on bowden's books. bowden declares and pays a $90,000 cash dividend to its stockholders each year on september 15. bowden reported net income of $400,000 in 2017 and $348,000 in 2018. each income figure was earned evenly throughout its respective year. on july 1, 2018, fisher sold 10 percent (22,500 shares) of bowden's outstanding shares for $338,000 in cash. although it sold this interest, fisher maintained the ability to significantly influence bowden's decision-making process. prepare the journal entries for fisher for the years of 2017 and 2018. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

Oliver's company is planning the launch of their hybrid cars. the company has included "never-before-seen" product benefits in the hybrid cars. which type of advertising should oliver's company use for the new cars?

If the economy were in the contracting phase of the business cycle, how might that affect your ability to find work?