Which pair of firms has the LEAST resource similarity?

a. Small, family-owned Italian restaurant; Olive Garden
b. Target; Wal-Mart
c. HP; Dell
d. FedEx; UPS

Uppose stanley's office supply purchases 50,000 boxes of pens every year. ordering costs are $100 per order and carrying costs are $0.40 per box. moreover, management has determined that the eoq is 5,000 boxes. the vendor now offers a quantity discount of $0.20 per box if the company buys pens in order sizes of 10,000 boxes. determine the before-tax benefit or loss of accepting the quantity discount. (assume the carrying cost remains at $0.40 per box whether or not the discount is taken.)

The smelting department of kiner company has the following production and cost data for november. production: beginning work in process 3,700 units that are 100% complete as to materials and 23% complete as to conversion costs; units transferred out 10,500 units; and ending work in process 8,100 units that are 100% complete as to materials and 41% complete as to conversion costs. compute the equivalent units of production for (a) materials and (b) conversion costs for the month of november. materials conversion costs total equivalent units

Exercise 4-9presented below is information related to martinez corp. for the year 2017.net sales $1,399,500 write-off of inventory due to obsolescence $80,440cost of goods sold 788,200 depreciation expense omitted by accident in 2016 43,600selling expenses 65,800 casualty loss 53,900administrative expenses 53,500 cash dividends declared 43,300dividend revenue 22,100 retained earnings at december 31, 2016 1,042,400interest revenue 7,420 effective tax rate of 34% on all items exercise 4-9 presented below is information relateexercise 4-9 presented below is information relate prepare a multiple-step income statement for 2017. assume that 61,500 shares of common stock are outstanding. (round earnings per share to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.49.)prepare a separate retained earnings statement for 2017. (list items that increase retained earnings first.)