Answer:
b) the method to reduce costs of producing automobile glass, but not the formula for the substance that prevents smudging.
Explanation:
As provided, the professor develops a way which shall reduce the cost of producing the automobile glass, which apparently is very easy for anyone to copy and use.
Whereas, when a company develops the formula which creates a substance that prevents the automobile glass from getting smudged is again a technological knowledge although not that common.
Since the first one is apparently easy and other is patented which means both are common else not so common idea will not need patent as people would not be able to create such formula.
Answer: C. the firm can acquire other firms with innovative products instead of allocating capital to research and development
Explanation:
Unrelated Diversification is regarded as a diversification which takes place when a company adds an unrelated product to its business. For example, when an television manufacturer enters into a clothing business.
A firm practicing unrelated diversification can make better capital allocations to its subsidiary businesses than the external capital market can for all the following reasons except when the firm can acquire other firms with innovative products instead of allocating capital to research and development.
To determine the increase in the amount of money in the economy brought about the $600 taken out of the piggy bank, we multiply $600 by the decimal equivalent of the percentage given. That is,
($600) x (0.02) = $12
Hence, your $600 will increase the amount of money in the economy by $12.
Answer: $85,000
Explanation:
Drawings are debited/deducted from the Equity account to reflect that the owner's holdings in the business has reduced.
Profit is added to the Equity account in the form of Retained Earnings.
The closing Balance on Equity is;
Closing Balance = Opening Balance + Profit - Drawings
Profit = Closing Balance - Opening Balance + Drawings
Profit = 175,000 - 120,000 + 30,000
Profit = $85,000
Answer:
$23900
Explanation:
Given: Cumulative Preferred stock is 5900 shares of 6% at $50.
Dividend paid in 2019= $11500
First lets calculate the value of preferred stock.
Preferred stock= 
∴ Preferred stock= $17700.
Formula:
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⇒Dividend received by preferred stockholder=
⇒ Dividend received by preferred stockholder= 
∴ $23900 dividend received by preferred stockholder in 2020.
