Requirement 2. Calculate Anderson Production Company​'s net working​ capital, current​ ratio, and debt ratio at December 31. A year​ ago, net working capital was $5,610​, the current ratio was 1.54​, and the debt ratio was 0.31. Indicate whether the​ company's ability to pay its debts—both current and total—improved or deteriorated during the current year. ​(Round your answers to two decimal​ places.) The net working capital is $5,210 . The current ratio is 1.51 . The debt ratio is 0.47 . The ability to pay current liabilities with current assets has deteriorated . The overall ability to pay total liabilities has deteriorated .

Which statement is true of both presidential and parliamentary systems of government? a. the executive branch operates independently from the legislative branch. b. the members of the legislative branch are directly elected by the people. c. the head of government is chosen by members of his or her political party. d. the head of government is directly elected by the people

Oerstman, inc. uses a standard costing system and develops its overhead rates from the current annual budget.the budget is based on an expected annual output of 120,000 units requiring 480,000 direct labor hours.(practical capacity is 500,000 hours)annual budgeted overhead costs total $772,800, of which $556,800 is fixed overhead.a total of 119,300 units, using 478,000 direct labor hours, were produced during the year.actual variable overhead costs for the year were $260,400 and actual fixed overhead costs were $555,450.required: 1. compute the fixed overhead spending variance and indicate if favorable or unfavorable.2. compute the fixed overhead volume variance and indicate if favorable or unfavorable.

Arnold rossiter is a 40-year-old employee of the barrington company who will retire at age 60 and expects to live to age 75. the firm has promised a retirement income of $20,000 at the end of each year following retirement until death. the firm's pension fund is expected to earn 7 percent annually on its assets and the firm uses 7% to discount pension benefits. what is barrington's annual pension contribution to the nearest dollar for mr. rossiter? (assume certainty and end-of-year cash flows.)