Barneys Inc. acquired 20% of the outstanding common stock of Santos Inc. on December 31, 2020. The purchase price was $1,200,000 for 50,000 shares. Santos Inc. declared and paid an $0.85 per share cash dividend on June 30 and December 31, 2021. Santos reported net income of $730,000 for 2021. The fair value of Santos’s stock was $27 per share at December 31, 2021. Instructions: a. Prepare the journal entries for Barneys Inc. for 2020 and 2021, assuming that Barneys cannot exercise significant influence over Santos. b. Prepare the journal entries for Barneys Inc. for 2020 and 2021, assuming that Santos can exercise significant influence over Santos.

Pennewell publishing inc. (pp) is a zero growth company. it currently has zero debt and its earnings before interest and taxes (ebit) are $80,000. pp's current cost of equity is 10%, and its tax rate is 40%. the firm has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $48.00. refer to the data for pennewell publishing inc. (pp). pp is considering changing its capital structure to one with 30% debt and 70% equity, based on market values. the debt would have an interest rate of 8%. the new funds would be used to repurchase stock. it is estimated that the increase in risk resulting from the added leverage would cause the required rate of return on equity to rise to 12%. if this plan were carried out, what would be pp's new value of operations? a. $484,359 b. $521,173 c. $584,653 d. $560,748 e. $487,805

Which of the following is an example of search costs? a.) driving to a faraway place to find available goods b.) buying goods in some special way that is outside the normal channels c.) paying a premium cost for goods d.) selling extra goods for a discount price

Anita has been named ceo of a popular sports apparel company. as ceo, she is tasked with setting the firm's corporate strategy. which of the following decisions is anita most likely to makea) whether to pursue a differentiation or cost leadership strategy b) which customer segments to target c) how to achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction d) what range of products the firm should offer