Answer:
see calculation and working below
Explanation:
operating activities section
Net income $ 8,500
Adjust for changes in non- cash items :
Amortization expense $1,500
Adjust for changes in working capital :
Prepaid expenses increase ($ 3,000)
Inventory increase ($500)
Accounts payable decrease ($1,000)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $5,500
Answer: b. Economies of Scope
Explanation:
Economies of Scope refers to a situation where a company is able to reduce the cost of producing two or more goods by combining their production thereby leading to savings in the production process.
Economies of Scope in effect points out that there are some goods that when produced in tandem with another, lead to a cost reduction which means that its savings is <em>based on variety</em>.
Goods that usually achieve Economies of Scope are goods that are compliments, produced by similar methods or use similar inputs for production.
Firm A merging with Firm B produced the 5 radios and batteries cheaper so the new company is experiencing Economies of Scope.
If these were the given choices:
A) Wells Fargo
B) Countrywide
C) J.P. Morgan Chase
D) Bear Sterns
My answer would be C) J.P Morgan Chase
The SEC filed civil false-certification charges against J.P Morgan Chase because they misled investors into investing in a complex mortgage securities transaction during the time when the housing market was starting to go down.
J.P Morgan Chase agreed to pay a settlement that will reimburse the affected investors their total investments.
Risk evaluation involves rating the risks that may happen based on the likelihood of them happening. Risk evaluation also involves rating these potential happenings based on the impact they could have on the business. Evaluating risk is a step in the creative process of risk management.