To overcome barriers to organizational change, companies work more collaboratively than in the past. in companies such as microsoft, an important obstacle to effective collaboration is
a. higher-level political battles
b. competition
c. effective leadership
d. poor organization

Pear co.’s income statement for the year ended december 31, as prepared by pear’s controller, reported income before taxes of $125,000. the auditor questioned the following amounts that had been included in income before taxes: equity in earnings of cinn co. $ 40,000 dividends received from cinn 8,000 adjustments to profits of prior years for arithmetical errors in depreciation (35,000) pear owns 40% of cinn’s common stock, and no acquisition differentials are relevant. pear’s december 31 income statement should report income before taxes of

Casey communications recently issued new common stock and used the proceeds to pay off some of its short-term notes payable. this action had no effect on the company's total assets or operating income. which of the following effects would occur as a result of this action? a. the company's current ratio increased.b. the company's times interest earned ratio decreased.c. the company's basic earning power ratio increased.d. the company's equity multiplier increased.e. the company's debt ratio increased.

Which of the following describes a situation of scarcity? a. someone offers free advice about getting into college. b. someone distributes free bottles of water at the beach. c. a child charges friends for a ride on his new bike. d. a person lets the kids in the neighborhood use his pool.