Answer:
Demand for the patent-holder's product will decrease when the patent runs out.
Explanation:
While there is a patent over a product, only the patent-holder's can sell that product. If there is a monopoly it means that that company is the only one that produce and sell this product.
When the patent run out new competitors will enter the business, so the demand on patents holders will decrease.
Answer:
Bonds
Explanation:
Bonds are financial instruments that are used to obtain funding from the bond holders. It is a debt security that is issued by a government or corporation to investors.
When investors buy bonds the funds are used by governments for its operations and various projects. Interest is paid on the bonds.
Bonds can be municipal bonds or corporate bonds.
Unlike shares bonds does not grant the holder an equity or ownership stake in the company, rather it grants a creditor stake.
Answer:
c. $24,500
Explanation:
The allowance for doubtful accounts is a contra-asset account that records the amount of receivables expected to be uncollectiblea, makes a reduction of the total amount of accounts receivable appearing on a company’s balance sheet. There are two way to estimate uncollectible accounts: the percentage of sales method and the accounts receivable aging method.
ABC Company uses the percentage of sales method - application a flat percentage to the total amount of net credit sales for the period.
Estimated uncollectible = 3% x $750,000 = $22,500
The company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts for $22,500 while simultaneously reporting $22,500 in bad debt expense.
Before adjusting on December 31, 2004, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $2,000.
The balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts after adjustment is $22,500 + $2,000 = $24,500
<span>Return on equity = 11.28 percent = 11.28/100 = 0.1128
debt-equity ratio =1.03
total asset turnover = 0.87
return on assets = ?
we can find return on assets by using the formula
= return on equity / (1 + debt equity ratio)
= 0.1128 / (1 + 1.03)
= 0.1128 / 2.03
= 0.0556 = 0.0556 x 100 = 5.56%
So, the return on assets is 5.56%</span>
