Which of the following contributes to a 'good' mission statement?

a. Mission is expressed in terms of building and selling specific products.
b. Mission is expressed in terms of competing in a specific industry.
c. Mission statement is market focused Mission is very narrowly defined so that definite competitive advantages can be obtained with finely tuned marketing programs.
d. All of the above

Evan company reports net income of $232,000 each year and declares an annual cash dividend of $100,000. the company holds net assets of $2,130,000 on january 1, 2017. on that date, shalina purchases 40 percent of evan's outstanding common stock for $1,066,000, which gives it the ability to significantly influence evan. at the purchase date, the excess of shalina’s cost over its proportionate share of evan’s book value was assigned to goodwill. on december 31, 2019, what is the investment in evan company balance (equity method) in shalina’s financial records?

Suppose farmer lane grows and sells cotton in a perfectly competitive industry. the market price of cotton is $1.64 per kilogram, and his marginal cost of production is $1.44 per kilogram, which increases with output. assume farmer lane is currently earning a profit. can farmer lane do anything to increase his profit in the short run? farmer lane: a. cannot do anything to increase his profit. b. may or may not be able to increase his profit. c. can increase his profit by raising his price. d. can increase his profit by producing more output. e. can increase his profit by shutting down.

In our daily interactions we can find ourselves listening to other people solely for the purpose of finding weakness in their positions so that we can formulate a convincing response. select one: true false