Which of the following credit approval procedures would be the basis for developing a deficiency finding for a wholesaler?
a. trade-credit standards are reviewed and approved by the finance committee of the board of directors.
b. customers not meeting trade-credit standards are shipped merchandise on a cash-on-delivery (c. o.d.) basis only.
c. salespeople are responsible for evaluating and monitoring the financial condition of prospective and continuing customers.
d. an authorized signature from the credit department denoting approval of the customer's credit is to appear on all credit-sales orders.

Carrie works at a canned food production factory. the government wanted to give a boost to the salt industry, so it lined up numerous subsidies and tax exemptions for the sector. this lead to a decrease in production costs. this also meant that consumers could access canned foods at a lower price, which lead to an increase in demand for the product. which kind of economic system is carrie’s company dealing with? carrie’s company is dealing with a/an economy.

Use the information below to answer the following question. the boxwood company sells blankets for $60 each. the following was taken from the inventory records during may. the company had no beginning inventory on may 1. date blankets units cost may 3 purchase 5 $20 10 sale 3 17 purchase 10 $24 20 sale 6 23 sale 3 30 purchase 10 $30 assuming that the company uses the perpetual inventory system, determine the gross profit for the month of may using the lifo cost method.

Variable rate cd’s = $90 treasury bills = $150 discount loans = $20 treasury notes = $100 fixed rate cds = $160 money market deposit accts. = $140 savings deposits = $90 fed funds borrowing = $40 variable rate mortgage loans $140 demand deposits = $40 primary reserves = $50 fixed rate loans = $210 fed funds lending = $50 equity capital = $120 a. develop a balance sheet from the above data. be sure to divide your balance sheet into rate-sensitive assets and liabilities as we did in class and in the examples. b. perform a standard gap analysis and a duration analysis using the above data if you have a 1.15% decrease in interest rates and an average duration of assets of 5.4 years and an average duration of liabilities of 3.8 years. c. indicate if this bank will remain solvent after the valuation changes. if so, indicate the new level of equity capital after the valuation changes. if not, indicate the amount of the shortage in equity capital.