Answer: 1) Carol can use the surve results to . identify the building blocks of competitive advantage and develop strategies to use them to increase profitability and in this way try to get the most out of it.
2) Strategically, managers who have identified these advanced factors should <u>take steps to protect these assets, either formally or as a trade secret, optimize the company's use of them and not outsource them to other firms </u>because it is convenient to try that the competition does not find out about the use of this factor of production so that it cannot imitate them and thus be able to gain a greater market share to the competition.
3) The statement "in response to requests from customers for healthier food on the menu, a restaurant tweaks its recipe for its most popular sandwich to remove processed ingredients and replace them with fresh vegetables." describes a strategy that adds value to multiple factors as it goes through several activities in the value chain because the company's decision to use less processed ingredients and more fresh vegetables not only facilitates production but also responds to a customer need, which will value the products even more.
Answer:
the gift shop must recognize 31 days of accrued interest payable, total interest = principal x interest rate x time passed
= $50,000 x 12% x 31/365 days = $509.59
the adjusting entry should be:
December 31, accrued interest on note payable
Dr Interest expense 509.59
Cr Interest payable 509.59
Answer: A. The other asset group should be tested for an impairment loss before goodwill is tested.
Explanation:
According to the IFRS standards, it is important and necessary to revalue your assets according to their net realizable value, i.e, assets should be reported after deducting accumulated depreciation or amortization in the case of goodwill. In the case of inventory, NRV should be calculated by estimating impairments.
The other asset groups are tested to check for impairment loss and later the goodwill is tested.
