International trade is a topic that is widely excepted as good by economist as well as the World Trade Organization. Why do you believe that it is such a controversial issue in politics? (at least 100 words long)

Ll companies has sales of $9,800, net income of $1,060, total assets of $8,950, and total debt of $4,760. assets and costs are proportional to sales. debt and equity are not. a dividend of $371 was paid, and the company wishes to maintain a constant payout ratio. next year's sales are projected to be $10,584. what is the amount of the external financing need?

He cheyenne hotel in big sky, montana, has accumulated records of the total electrical costs of the hotel and the number of occupancy-days over the last year. an occupancy-day represents a room rented out for one day. the hotel's business is highly seasonal, with peaks occurring during the ski season and in the summer. month occupancy- days electrical costs january 1,736 $ 4,127 february 1,904 $ 4,207 march 2,356 $ 5,083 april 960 $ 2,857 may 360 $ 1,871 june 744 $ 2,696 july 2,108 $ 4,670 august 2,406 $ 5,148 september 840 $ 2,691 october 124 $ 1,588 november 720 $ 2,454 december 1,364 $ 3,529 required: 1. using the high-low method, estimate the fixed cost of electricity per month and the variable cost of electricity per occupancy-day. (do not round your intermediate calculations. round your variable cost answer to 2 decimal places and fixed cost element answer to nearest whole dollar amount) 2. what other factors other than occupancy-days are likely to affect the variation in electrical costs from month to month? (you may select more than one answer. single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer.) seasonal factors like winter or summer. systematic factors like guests, switching off fans and lights. number of days present in a month. fixed salary paid to hotel receptionist. income taxes paid on hotel income.

The manda panda company uses the allowance method to account for bad debts. at the beginning of 2018, the allowance account had a credit balance of $92,400. credit sales for 2018 totaled $3,190,000 and the year-end accounts receivable balance was $507,500. during this year, $88,500 in receivables were determined to be uncollectible. manda panda anticipates that 3% of all credit sales will ultimately become uncollectible. the fiscal year ends on december 31. required: 1. does this situation describe a loss contingency? 2. what is the bad debt expense that manda panda should report in its 2018 income statement? 3. prepare the appropriate journal entry to record the contingency. 4. complete the table below to calculate the net realizable value manda panda should report in its 2018 balance sheet?