The board of directors of Larkspur Company declared a cash dividend of $1.15 per share on 40000 shares of common stock on July 15, 2017. The dividend is to be paid on August 15, 2017, to stockholders of record on July 31, 2017. The effects of recording the payment of the dividend on August 15, 2017, are to

a. decrease liabilities and decrease assets.

Case in point 1.2 suppose you work in the it department of global hotels, a multinational hotel chain. global hotels runs several specialized business support systems, including a guest reservations system that was developed in-house to meet the requirements of a large company with worldwide operations. guests can make one-stop online reservations by visiting global's website, which has links to all major travel industry sites. global hotels just acquired momma's, a regional chain of 20 motels in western canada. momma's uses a vertical reservations package suitable for small- to medium-sized businesses and a generic accounting and finance package. should momma's use global hotels' information systems or continue with its own? in your answer, consider issues such as business profiles, business processes, system interactivity, edi, ecommerce, and the characteristics of both information systems. what additional information would be to you in making a recommendation?

Why is following an unrelated diversification strategy especially advantageous in an emerging economy? a. it allows the conglomerate to overcome institutional weaknesses in emerging economies. b. it allows the conglomerate to form a monopoly in emerging economies. c. it allows the conglomerate to use well-defined legal systems in emerging economies. d. it allows the conglomerate to take advantage of strong capital markets in emerging economies.

Anational survey asked people, "how often do you eat out for dinner, instead of at home? " the frequencies were as follows.