Mercury Corporation acquired 100 percent of the stock of Jupiter Company when the book value of Jupiter's net assets was $250,000. The fair value of Jupiter's net assets was $280,000 on the acquisition date. What amount of goodwill will be reported in consolidated financial statements presented immediately following the combination if Mercury paid $275,000 for the acquisition

The sticky-price theory asserts that the output prices of some goods and services adjust slowly to changes in the price level. suppose firms announce the prices for their products in advance, based on an expected price level of 100 for the coming year. many of the firms sell their goods through catalogs and face high costs of reprinting if they change prices. the actual price level turns out to be 110. faced with high menu costs, the firms that rely on catalog sales choose not to adjust their prices. sales from catalogs will

Jessica thinks that everyone would be better off if financial institutions stopped issuing credit. which statement accurately supports her argument? people would pay less in interest fees. people would have greater protection in case of emergencies. people would need to save for many years to buy a home or open a business. people would support the economy through purchases of more goods and services.

Recent studies have shown that 20% of americans fit the medical definition of obese. a random sample of 50 americans is selected and the number of obese in the sample is determined. what is the sampling distribution of the sample proportion latex: \hat p p ^ ?