Which of the following business combinations is a vertical integration? A. The corner gas station buys the competitor across the street and shuts them down to increase its own market share. B. The corner gas station and the competitor across the street agree to set their prices at the same level. C. The corner gas station acquires the gasoline distributor to ensure they can get gas in times of shortages. D. The corner gas station starts selling fireworks during December/January and June/July.

If we know that a firm has a net profit margin of 4.6 %, total asset turnover of 0.62, and a financial leverage multiplier of 1.54, what is its roe? what is the advantage to using the dupont system to calculate roe over the direct calculation of earnings available for common stockholders divided by common stock equity?

Greater concern for innovation and quality has shifted the job trend to using more broadly defined jobs. t/f

On december 31, 2013, coronado company issues 173,000 stock-appreciation rights to its officers entitling them to receive cash for the difference between the market price of its stock and a pre-established price of $10. the fair value of the sars is estimated to be $5 per sar on december 31, 2014; $2 on december 31, 2015; $10 on december 31, 2016; and $8 on december 31, 2017. the service period is 4 years, and the exercise period is 7 years. prepare a schedule that shows the amount of compensation expense allocable to each year affected by the stock-appreciation rights plan.