A manufacturing process used by a company produces a by-product that for years has flown into a town river. The by-product has been considered harmless but some residents who live near the river have reported illnesses. The by-product does not currently violate any anti-pollution laws. Based on your knowledge and experience, do you believe that the company's practices (actions) are legal or illegal? Do you believe that this company has violated any company standards? Who is affected?

Each of the four independent situations below describes a sales-type lease in which annual lease payments of $12,500 are payable at the beginning of each year. each is a finance lease for the lessee. (fv of $1, pv of $1, fva of $1, pva of $1, fvad of $1 and pvad of $1) (use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) situation 1 2 3 4 lease term (years) 3 3 3 3 asset’s useful life (years) 3 4 4 6 lessor’s implicit rate (known by lessee) 14 % 14 % 14 % 14 % residual value: guaranteed by lessee 0 $ 5,000 $ 2,500 0 unguaranteed 0 0 $ 2,500 $ 5,000 purchase option: after (years) none 2 3 3 exercise price n/a $ 7,500 $ 1,500 $ 3,500 reasonably certain? n/a no no yes

Coca-cola was primarily known for its core competencies in marketing, bottling, and distributing aerated drinks. however, with the success of gatorade, coca-cola developed competencies in the development and marketing of its own sports drink, powerade. which of the following is true of coca-cola? a. it is leveraging existing core competencies to improve current market position. b. it is building new core competencies to protect and extend its current market position. c. it is redeploying and recombining existing core competencies to compete in markets of the future. d. it is targeting the chasm between the early adopter and early majority market segment.

Which statement is not true about a peptide bond? which statement is not true about a peptide bond? the peptide bond has partial double-bond character. the carbonyl oxygen and the amide hydrogen are most often in a trans configuration with respect to one another. rotation is restricted about the peptide bond. the peptide bond is longer than the typical carbon-nitrogen bond.