Au. s. company acquired a malaysian subsidiary at the beginning of the year. at the date of acquisition, the subsidiary reported plant assets of rm800,000. during the year, it acquired plant assets of rm300,000 and reported depreciation expense of rm100,000, of which rm40,000 related to plant assets acquired during the year. the u. s.$/rm exchange rate was $0.25 on the acquisition date, $0.22 when the new plant assets were acquired, $0.20 at the end of the year, and the average rate for the year was $0.23. what is the subsidiary’s translated depreciation expense for the year? a. $25,000 b. $23,800 c. $20,000 d. $23,000

Galwaysc electronics makes two products. model a requires component a and component c. model b requires component b and component c. new versions of both models are released each year with updated versions of all components. all components are sourced overseas, and abc contracts annually for a quantity of each component before seeing that year’s demand. components are only assembled into finished products once demand for each model is known. for the coming year, alwaysc’s purchasing manner has proposed ordering 500,000 units of component a, 630,000 of component b, and 1,000,000 units of component c. her boss has asked why she has recommended purchasing so much of components a and b when alwaysc will not have enough of component c to fully use all of the inventory of a and b. what factors might the purchasing manager cite to explain her recommended order? explain your reasoning.

Robert black, regional manager for ford in texas and oklahoma, faced a dilemma. the ford f-150 pickup truck was the best-selling pickup ever, yet ford's headquarters in detroit had decided to introduce a completely redesigned f-150. how could mr. black sell both trucks at the same time? he still had "old" f-150s in stock. in his advertising, mr. black referred to the new f-150s as follows: "not a better f-150. just the only truck good enough to be the next f-150." this statement represents ford's of the new f-150.

Health insurance protects you if you experience any of the following except: a: if you have to be hospitalized b: if you damage someone's property c: if you need to visit a clinic d: if you can't work because of illness