Afew years back, your three u. s. born friends that live in the state of wyoming inherited a dude ranch that they plan to turn into a retirement haven for race horses. peaceful pastures wants to open its doors by spring of 2018. after attending several small business seminars, the three friends are certain they need limited liability. the high-risk, labor-intensive business will require a sizeable investment including an air-conditioned barn, several fenced-in pastures and loads of animal feed. you recently heard that one form of business ownership requires owners to pay self-employment taxes on the entire amount of earnings. you are fairly certain this is one tax liability your friends would like to avoid. you recommend:

What is overdraft protection (odp)? a.) a cheap and easy way to always avoid overdrawing a bank account b.) a service to automatically transfer available funds from a linked account to cover purchases, prevent returned checks and declined items when you don’t have enough money in your checking account at the time of the transaction. c.) an insurance policy sold by banks to prevent others from withdrawing your money d.) a service provided by the government that insures individuals bank deposits up to $250,000

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.

What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.