Telecom co. enters into a two-year contract with a customer to provide wireless service (voice and data) for $40 per month. to induce customers, telecom co. provides a free phone. telecom co. normally sells the phone on a stand-alone basis for $200. telecom co. also charges the customer a one-time activation fee of $35. which of the following is true? a. the free phone constitutes a marketing expense.
b. the activation fee is a separate performance obligation.
c. there are two distinct performance obligations: the wireless service and the phone.
d. there are two distinct performance obligations: the voice service and the data service.

Which of the following statements accurately describes how costs and benefits are calculated?

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u.s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u.s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

In myanmar, six laborers, each making the equivalent of $ 2.50 per day, can produce 40 units per day. in china, ten laborers, each making the equivalent of $ 2.25 per day, can produce 48 units. in billings comma montana, two laborers, each making $ 60.00 per day, can make 102 units. based on labor cost per unit only, the most economical location to produce the item is china , with a labor cost per unit of $ . 05. (enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)