Using the following information, prepare a trial balance. assume all asset, dividend, and expense accounts have debit balances and all liability, stockholders’ equity, and revenue accounts have credit balances. list the accounts in the following order: assets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity, dividends, revenues, and expenses. cash $ 5,600 dividends $ 400 salaries payable 600 rent expense 1,500 prepaid rent 800 accounts receivable 3,400 accounts payable 1,500 common stock 5,200 retained earnings 1,300 service revenue 6,100 salaries expense 2,000 advertising expense 1,000

Following is stanley black & decker’s income statement for 2016 (in millions): stanley black & decker, inc. income statement for the year ended december 31, 2016 ($ millions) sales $11,406.9 cost of goods sold 7,139.7 gross profit $ 4,267.2 selling, general and administrative expenses 2,602.0 other operating expenses 268.2 operating income 1,397.0 interest and other nonoperating expenses 171.3 income before income tax 1,225.7 income tax expense 261.2 net income $ 964.5 compute stanley black & decker’s gross profit margin.

Now ray has had the tires for two months and he notices that the tread has started to pull away from the tire. he has already contacted the place who sold the tires and calmly and accurately explained the problem. they didn’t him because they no longer carry that tire. so he talked with the manager and he still did not get the tire replaced. his consumer rights are being violated. pretend you are ray and write a letter to the company’s headquarters. here are some points to keep in mind when writing the letter: include your name, address, and account number, if appropriate. describe your purchase (name of product, serial numbers, date and location of purchase). state the problem and give the history of how you tried to resolve the problem. ask for a specific action. include how you can be reached.

Match the different financial tasks to their corresponding financial life cycle phases wealth protection, wealth accumulation and wealth distribution