Pesto company possesses 80 percent of salerno company’s outstanding voting stock. pesto uses the initial value method to account for this investment. on january 1, 2010, pesto sold 6 percent bonds payable with a $16.5 million face value (maturing in 20 years) on the open market at a premium of $750,000. on january 1, 2013, salerno acquired 40 percent of these same bonds from an outside party at 96.6 percent of face value. both companies use the straightline method of amortization. for a 2014 consolidation, what adjustment should be made to pesto’s beginning retained earnings as a result of this bond acquisition?

Eileen's elegant earrings produces pairs of earrings for its mail order catalogue business. each pair is shipped in a separate box. she rents a small room for $150 a week in the downtown business district that serves as her factory. she can hire workers for $275 a week. there are no implicit costs. what is the marginal product of the second worker?

Budget in this final week, you will develop a proposed budget of $150,000 for the first year of the program and complete the final concept paper for the proposed program due for senior management review. the budget should identify the program's anticipated expenses for the year ahead. budget line items should be consistent with the proposed program and staffing plan. using the readings for the week, the south university online library, and the internet, complete the following tasks: create a proposed budget of $150,000 for the first year of the proposed program including the cost for personnel, supplies, education materials, marketing costs, and so on in a microsoft excel spreadsheet. you may transfer your budget to your report. justify the cost for each item of the proposed budget in a budget narrative.

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