Christina manages the accounting department of a consumer electronics firm. she recently sent in a request to purchase 50 new computers for her accounting staff because the computers they are working on are outdated. michael was given the task of choosing the supplier and purchasing the products. since michael is not as knowledgeable about computers, he turns to phillip, who works in it, for advice. phillip knows all about the latest computers, systems, and software. with phillip's , michael looks at the alternatives and selects dell as their supplier.

assume that lenovo wants to reach the deciders and purchasers in christina's organization because it would like to supply the next order of computers. before they can reach michael, however, they must first schedule an appointment with his secretary who has worked at the firm for 20 years. it would be wise for lenovo not to underestimate the secretary as she most likely acts as a

The uno company was formed on january 2, year 1, to sell a single product. over a 2-year period, uno’s acquisition costs have increased steadily. physical quantities held in inventory were equal to 3 months’ sales at december 31, year 1, and zero at december 31, year 2. assuming the periodic inventory system, the inventory cost method which reports the highest amount for each of the following is inventory december 31, year 1/ cost of sales year 2 a: lifo fifo b: lifo lifo c: fifo fifo d: fifo lifo

Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

What has caroline's payment history been like? support your answer with two examples