Answer:
c. demanding managerial requirements and limited competitive advantage potential that cross-business strategic fit provides.
Explanation:
An unrelated diversification can be defined as a situation in which an existing business or company enters or invest in an entirely new business or industry that do not have any similarity whatsoever with its original business or product line. For example, an automobile manufacturing company that decides to acquire or invest in a clothing or shoe business.
Hence, the two biggest drawbacks or disadvantages of unrelated diversification are demanding managerial requirements and limited competitive advantage potential that cross-business strategic fit provides.
Also, the difficulties in successfully managing a collection of unrelated different business and having minimal competitive advantage potential over its rivals in the industry that cross-business strategic fit provides is another disadvantage of unrelated diversification
Answer:
$1,500
Explanation:
Given the compounding formula 
And given an investment (P), made at 16% compounded annually (r), and an ending amount of $1,740 (A) at the end of the year (n = 1 year), the original amount invested (P) can be computed as follows.
= P = 1,740/1.16 = 1,500.
Therefore, the original investment was $1,500.
Answer:
Option C is correct one.
Interest expense 773
Discount on bonds payable 73
Cash 700
Explanation:
2016 interest expense = initial issue price, which is the 1/1/2014 book value x the market (effective) interest rate
= $9,668 x 08
= $773
Cash interest payment
= maturity value of the bond x the stated interest rate = $10,000 x .07
= $700
Amortization of discount on bonds payable
= interest expense - interest cash payment
= $773 - $700.
= $73
Answer:
Yes, sales have increased as a result of the advertising campaign.
Explanation:
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Answer:
Contribution margin ratio = 1 - variable cost ratio
= 25%
(a) 
= 1,400,000
= 25,000
(b) For profit of $42,000,
= 1,568,000
= 28,000
(c) variable cost = sales price × variable cost ratio
= $56 × 75%
= $42
New contribution margin = 
New contribution margin = 
= 0.4
= 40%
= $875,000
= 12,500
