Parrett corp. acquired one hundred percent of jones inc. on january 1, 2016, at a price in excess of the subsidiary's fair value. on that date, parrett's equipment (ten-year life) had a book value of $360,000 but a fair value of $480,000. jones had equipment (ten-year life) with a book value of $240,000 and a fair value of $350,000. parrett used the partial equity method to record its investment in jones. on december 31, 2018, parrett had equipment with a book value of $250,000 and a fair value of $400,000. jones had equipment with a book value of $170,000 and a fair value of $320,000. what is the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2018

Cash flow is often a problem for small businesses. how can an entrepreneur increase cash flow? a) locate lower-priced suppliers. b) forego sending in estimated tax payments to the irs c) shorten the terms on a bank loan to pay it off more quickly d) sell more low-margin items.

Your uncle borrows $53,000 from the bank at 11 percent interest over the nine-year life of the loan. use appendix d for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. what equal annual payments must be made to discharge the loan, plus pay the bank its required rate of interest

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?