A company reported net income of $6 million. During the year the average number of common shares outstanding was 3 million. The price of a share of common stock at the end of the year was $5. There were 400,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding on average and no dividends were declared and the preferred stock is noncumulative. The Price/Earnings Ratio is approximately: a. $0.40.b. $1.76.c. $1.86.d. $2.00.

Ail industries uses activity-based costing to assist management in setting prices for the company's three major product lines. the following information is available: activity cost pool estimated overhead expected use of cost driver per activity cutting $1,000,000 25,000 labor hours stitching 8,000,000 320,000 machine hours inspections 2,800,000 160,000 labor hours packing 960,000 64,000 finished goods units compute the activity-based overhead rates. (round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.)

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.

As related to a company completing the purchase to pay process, is there an accounting journal entry "behind the scenes" when xyz company pays for the goods within 10 days of the invoice (gross method is used for discounts and terms are 2/10 net 30) that updates the general ledger?