Answer:
a. The company must have had net income equal to zero in 2009.
Explanation:
If on its 2008 balance sheet, Sherman Books showed a balance of retained earnings equal to $510 million, and on its 2009 balance sheet, the balance of retained earnings was also equal to $510 million; then what is true is that the company must have had net income equal to zero in 2009.
Retained earnings is the profit amount or net income left over and taken back into the business after it has paid out dividends to its shareholders.
However it is unlikely that the company will pay out the entire amount it earns in a particular year but a percentage of earnings.
In the case of Sherman, it is unlikely that the company made a profit of $200 million and paid out every bit as dividends to shareholders but what is most likely is that there was no profit made for retention in 2009
<u>Answer:</u>
Excise tax :$0.30 tax on a gallon gasoline
Consumption tax : 20% tax on wages earned
Income tax : 9% tax on the sale of luxuries
<u>Explanation:</u>
Excise tax are the taxes charged to individuals on purchase of certain goods. Excise taxes are included with the price of the product. One of the major excise tax is charged on the gasoline for vehicles.
Consumption tax are the indirect taxes that are charged on usage of goods and services. They are collected in the form of sales tax and value added tax.
Income tax is the tax collected by the government for earning money through business or work.
Answer:
Journal entries to record the 2023 amortization expense for intangible assets.
Date Accounts Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
Dec 31 Amortization Expense—Patents $14,180
($71,800*1/10 + $45,000 * 1/9
+ $40,000*1/10*6/12)
Patents $14,180
(To record amortization of patents)
Dec 31 Amortization Expense - Copyrights $6,335
($50,500*1/10 + $257,000*1/50*3/12)
Copyright $6,335
(To record amortization of copyrights)
Answer: 1 year
Explanation: According to the Defence Federal Acquisition Regulation under 237.106, personal service contracts that apply to consulting or expert services will be limited to one year. However this will only apply to duties that are temporary (limited to 1 year, or 12 months), or non cumulative days (needs to be 130 days or more that are broken up within a year). During this time the officer contracting the service will enter into a contract, make an order, or exercise options for various services that do not exceed 1 year.
Answer: "B) Difficult entry, C) Mutual interdependence, D) Market control by a few large firms" are other characteristics of this market structure.
Explanation: An oligopoly is a market structure where there are few relevant competitors and each of them has some capacity to influence market variables (such as price and amount of balance).
The Oligopoly characteristics are:
Small group of producers.
Producers can influence the price and market quantity.
They are strategically interdependent speaking.
There are usually barriers to entry for new producers.
The product offered can be interchangeably homogeneous or differentiated.