In fiscal 2016, Microsoft Corp. reported a statutory tax rate of 35% and an effective tax rate of approximately 15%. The 2016 income statement reported income tax expense of $2,953 million. What did Microsoft report as income before income tax expense that year? What did Microsoft report as income before income tax expense that year?

a. $14,826 million
b. $19,687 million
c. $27,054 million
d. $ 7,571 million
e. None of the above

Which of the following businesses is most likely to disrupt an existing industry? a. closer connex developed an earphone that receives emails and text messages and converts them to voice messages. the first models had poor reception, but they rapidly improved over time. b. mega technologies reconfigured the components used in its touchscreen tablets to create a new type of wearable device for use in restaurants and other service industries. c. particle inc. developed a teleportation technology that can transport physical materials instantaneously across great distances. d. altrea added advanced camera technology to its premium line of smartphones so that they would take the highest-quality photos of all phones on the market.

3. saving two consumers, larry and jeff, have utility functions defined over the two periods of their lives: middle age (period zero) and retirement (period 1). they have the same income in period 0 of m dollars and they will not earn income in period 1. the interest rate they face is r. larry’s and jeff’s utility functions are as follow. = 0.5 + 0.5 and = 0.5 + 0.5 for each person is between zero and one and represents each consumer’s temporal discount econ 340: intermediate microeconomics. ben van kammen: purdue university. rate. a. write the budget constraint that applies to both jeff and larry in terms of consumption in each period and ), interest rate, and m. b. what is larry’s and what is jeff’s marginal rate of intertemporal substitution? c. what is the slope of the budget constraint? d. write each consumer’s condition for lifetime utility maximization. e. re-arrange the conditions from part (d) to solve for the ratio, . f. if > which consumer will save more of his middle age income? g. if > 1 1+ , in which period will larry consume more: = 0 or = 1?

Karla tanner opens a web consulting business called linkworks and completes the following transactions in its first month of operations. april 1 tanner invested $105,000 cash along with office equipment valued at $25,200 in the company in exchange for common stock. 2 the company prepaid $7,200 cash for 12 months’ rent for office space. (hint: debit prepaid rent for $7,200.) 3 the company made credit purchases for $12,600 in office equipment and $2,520 in office supplies. payment is due within 10 days. 6 the company completed services for a client and immediately received $2,000 cash. 9 the company completed a $8,400 project for a client, who must pay within 30 days. 13 the company paid $15,120 cash to settle the account payable created on april 3. 19 the company paid $6,000 cash for the premium on a 12-month insurance policy. (hint: debit prepaid insurance for $6,000.) 22 the company received $6,720 cash as partial payment for the work completed on april 9. 25 the company completed work for another client for $2,640 on credit. 28 the company paid $6,200 cash in dividends. 29 the company purchased $840 of additional office supplies on credit. 30 the company paid $700 cash for this month’s utility bill. required: 1.prepare general journal entries to record these transactions using the following titles: cash (101); accounts receivable (106); office supplies (124); prepaid insurance (128); prepaid rent (131); office equipment (163); accounts payable (201); common stock (307); dividends (319); services revenue (403); and utilities expense (690). 2. post the journal entries from part 1 to the ledger accounts. 3. prepare a trial balance as of april 30. need a jounalentry worksheet part1 part2 - post the journal entries from part 1 to the ledger accounts part3 - prepare a trial balance as ofaprol30