Which of the following would not require the company to record an accrual on the balance sheet? select one: a. the company owes $43,000 in wages to its employees for the previous two weeks. b. interest will be paid when a note payable matures in the following accounting period c. management believes a lawsuit against the company is meritless because they have never had a single complaint about dangerous side effects of their drug in two years. d. the company knows that they will be fined for pollution as a result of their manufacturing process and can estimate the amount of the obligation. e. none of the above

Which is the correct expansion of the term internet? a. internetwork b. institutional network c. instructional network d. international network

Discuss how the resource-based view (rbv) of the firm combines the two perspectives of (1) an internal analysis of a firm and (2) an external analysis of its industry and its competitive environment. include comments on the different types of firm resources and how these resources can be used by a firm to build sustainable competitive advantages.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.