To explain the analogous relationship between the trail and the hike to the plant and inventory Alex makes the following statement: On the trail I can tell everyone to hurry up, or I can tell Ron to slow down. In the plant, when departments get behind and WIP inventory starts building, people are shifted around, put on overtime, and the whip starts to crack. Product moves out the door and inventories start down again. We always hurry up or run; we never slow down or stop. Workers sitting idle are taboo. Group of answer choices True False

The outstanding bonds of the purple fiddle are priced at $898 and mature in nine years. these bonds have a 6 percent coupon and pay interest annually. the firm's tax rate is 35 percent. what is the firm's after tax cost of debt?

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.

Corporations with suppliers, vendors, and customers all over the globe are referred to as : a) global corporations b) international corporations c) multinational corporations d) multicultural corporations