Which aspect of business finances discussed in this unit do you believe is most important to the overall success of a company?

Sunset foods relies on a highly centralized functional structure to ensure consistency in the quality and taste of its products and to drive down costs via process innovations. however, as a consequence of its highly compartmentalized structure, the firm has found it difficult to transfer information and ideas from one department to the next. with the launch of its new line of breakfast foods coming up, how can sunset improve its ability to collaborate without sacrificing the benefits of its current structure

Matthew decides to buy expensive designer jeans. less expensive jeans are available, but the added cost of the designer brand is worth it to matthew most likely because

For the year, uptowne furniture had sales of $818,790, costs of $748,330, and interest paid of $24,450. the depreciation expense was $56,100 and the tax rate was 34 percent. at the beginning of the year, the firm had retained earnings of $172,270 and common stock of $260,000. at the end of the year, retained earnings was $158,713 and common stock was $280,000. any tax losses can be used. what is the amount of the dividends paid for the year? a. $6,466 b. $7,566 c. $5,266 d. $6,898 e. $7,066