At december 31, 20x1, suiza inc. had $1,250,000 in assets and $630,000 in liabilities. for the year ended december 31, 20x1, net income was $45,000. during 20x1, $10,000 in common stock was issued, liabilities decreased $10,000, assets increased $30,000, and dividends were declared. the only accounts in the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet for suiza are common stock and retained earnings. what were total dividends declared during 20x1? a. $15,000 b. $35,000 c. $55,000 d. $75,000 e. $95,000

When the price of pencils increases from $1.50 to $2.50, there is an increase in quantity demanded of pens from 100 to 150. the cross-price elasticity of demand between pencils and pens is: ?

You would like to purchase one class a share of berkshire hathaway through your scottrade brokerage account. scottrade charges a ​$6 commission for online trades. you log into your​ account, check the​ real-time quotes for berkshire hathaway​ (you see a bid price of ​$262 comma 900 and an ask price of ​$263 comma 730​) and submit your order. a. what is the current​ bid/ask spread for berkshire hathaway class a​ shares? b. if scottrade routes your buy order to the​ nyse, where berkshire hathaway is​ listed, what's the potential minimum your total transaction costs will​ be? c.​ if, instead, scottrade routes your buy order to​ nasdaq, where berkshire hathaway is not​ listed, what's the potential maximum your total transaction costs will​ be? d. regardless of how your trade is​ executed, based on the​ bid/ask spread, what is the market value of your​ trade? a. the current​ bid/ask spread for berkshire hathaway class a shares is ​$ nothing. ​(round to the nearest​ dollar.)

Central construction company (ccc) begins building a restaurant for diners' cafe corporation, but after two months demands an extra $100,000. diners' agrees to pay. if ccc offers, as a reason for the extra $100,000, that ordinary business expenses have increased, the agreement is