Electronic commerce refers to all the business activities that take place over the internet. These activities are regulated by different commissioned bodies.
The Federal Trade Commission [FCT] is the primary federal agency that is responsible for regulating electronic commerce activities such as use of commercial e-mails, online advertising and consumers' privacy<span />
Answer:
Project 1
Explanation:
The computation of the payback period is shown below:
As we know that
Payback period = Initial investment ÷ Net cash flow
For project 1
The payback period would be
= $60,000 ÷ $20,000
= 3 years
For project 2
The payback period would be
= $80,000 ÷ $20,000
= 4 years
Based on the payback period, project 1 should be chosen as the initial amount would be recovered in 3 years instead of 4 years shown in project 2
Incomplete question. Assumed you are referring to this article;
Six years after turning the leadership of Costco Wholesale over to the then- president, Craig Jelinek, Jim Sinegal, Costco’s co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) from 1983 until year-end 2011, had ample reason to be pleased with the company’s ongoing revenue growth and competitive standing as one of the world’s biggest and best consumer goods merchandisers. Sinegal had been the driving force behind Costco’s 35-year evolution from a startup entrepreneurial venture into the largest retailer in the United States, the seventh-largest retailer in the world, and the undisputed leader of the discounted warehouse and wholesale club segment of the North America retailing industry. Since January 2012, when Craig Jelinek took reins as Costco Wholesale’s president and CEO, the company had prospered growing from annual revenue of $89 billion and 598 membership warehouse at year-end fiscal 2011 to annual revenues of $126.2 billion and 741 membership warehouse at year-end fiscal 2017. Costco’s growth continued in the first nine months of fiscal 2018. 9-month revenue was $95.0 billion, up 12.0 percent over 9 months of fiscal 2017, and the company had opened four additional warehouses. As of June 2018, Costco ranked as the second-largest retailer in both the United States and the world.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Note, the threat arising from new competitors into a particular market refers to the likelihood that this company or business would overtake existing ones in their market share.
However, <em>recall </em>that we are told that Costco has been in the business for up to 35 years, and has become "the undisputed leader of the discounted warehouse and wholesale club segment of the North America retailing industry," this fact alone makes us and the new competitors weary of how difficult to acquire part of the market. This thus puts Costco at a competitive advantage.
Answer: "A calculation of financial ratios and an evaluation of the comparative trends in the firm’s financial position and performance over a certain time period" would be best to include in a financial statement analysis because The calculation of these ratios allow us to analyze in detail the financial and economic situation of the company. In other words, the company's ability to meet its obligations and generate profits.
Analyzing these ratios in a comparative way between 2 periods allows us to see the trend of the ratios and from this we can estimate where the company is heading.
Answer:
10.68%
Explanation:
Face value = 1,000
Coupon rate = 10%
Years to maturity = 15
Nper = 15*2 = 30
PMT = 1000*10%/2 = 50
Price(Present value) = Bond sale price - Issue cost
Price(Present value) = 970 - 20
Price(Present value) = 950
Yield to maturity = Rate(Nper, pmt, -pv, fv) * 2
Yield to maturity = Rate(30, 50, -950, 1000) * 2
Yield to maturity = 0.0534 * 2
Yield to maturity = 0.1068
Yield to maturity = 10.68%
Thus, the before-tax cost of debt is 10.68%