Toussaint Company issued 10,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for merchandise that it will resell. The merchandise had originally cost the other party $250,000 and had a fair value of $300,000 on the date of the exchange. The retail value of the inventory is $520,000. Toussaint Company is not publicly traded and cannot precisely determine the fair value of its stock. It has used some industry averages, however, and applied Black-Scholes-Merton and estimates the fair value of its stock to be about $28 per share. At what amount should the inventory be recorded?

What is product differentiation, and how can it be achieved ? what is product positioning? what conditions would head to head product positioning be appropriate?

Jennifer purchased a house in a brand new development in the outskirts of town. when her house was built, the nearest fire department was nearly 20 miles away. as her neighborhood developed, the density of the community called for a new fire department 1.5 miles away. what effect will the new fire station have on her homeowners insurance premium? a. a new fire department will be more demanding on local taxes. her annual premium will go up. b. the location of a fire department has no bearing on the value of her house. her annual premium will stay the same. c. the new fire department will reduce the risk of financial loss in her home. her annual premium should decrease. d. with a fire department so close (less than 5 miles), financial risk on jennifer’s home practically disappears. she will not need to pay insurance anymore.

Which of the following would be an accurate statement about achieving a balanced budget