<span>Differentiation and low cost leadership strategies are referred to as generic business strategies due to the fact that they can be used in basically any organization, regardless of the industry.</span>
Answer:
The overapplied factory overhead results in more expense. The overapplied factory overhead results in increase in cost of good sold. Over-application means that actual overhead are less than reported expense. At the end of the accounting period the company will pass following accounting entry to adjust over application
Debit FOH account 400
Credit Cost of Good Sold 400
So after this adjustment the net income will increase by 400 dollars.
Answer:
The correct option is Debit Cash $1,864,097; debit Discount on Bonds Payable $135,903; credit Bonds Payable $2,000,000.
Explanation:
This question is an instance of bonds issued at a discount. This happens when a bond is issued below the face value of the bond and also happens when the coupon rate on the bond payable is less than the market rate.
The face value of the bond payable is $2,000,000 while the market value is $1,864,097, so there is a discount of $2,000,000 - $1,864,097 = $135,903 on the bond payable, which is to be amortized over the life of the bond payable.
So, the appropriate journals to record this transaction is as provided above.
Answer:
(B) the macroeconomy
Explanation:
The condition of the macroeconomy would exert the most influence of a firm's decision to hire more workers. As economic growth increases and demand grows, the firm is likely to hire more workers to meet increasing demand for its goods. On the other hand, in an economic recession, the firm is likely to hire less and even lay off its existing workers as demand for its goods reduces.
Option A is incorrect as a firm would not hire more workers even at low wage levels if the economy is in a recession. Option C is incorrect as the level of a firm's income would likely not be considered in its hiring decision if demand for its goods was very high. Option D is incorrect as the household income would likely not be considered by the firm in its hiring decision.
Answer:
It will reduce the amount of dividiends it can pay.
Explanation:
As there is an amount of the retained earnings that is restricted the company cannot use them to pay up neither stock or cash dividends in the future.
The retained earnings are used to pay dividends but also, are part of the equity of the firm thus the RE count to the capital structure of the company . Loans can be obtained with better rates if thecapital structure is more based on equiy than in liabilities thus, the board of directors is planning ahead the future plant exansion avoiding to use cash and deteriorate his capital structure to pay up dividends.
