The following information has been obtained from the mastic corporation: 550,000 shares of common stock were outstanding on january 1, 2018. bonds convertible into 50,000 shares of common stock were issued on july 1, 2018; the bonds have been determined to be dilutive. 36,000 shares of common stock were issued on november 1, 2018. 24,000 shares of common stock were purchased on december 1, 2018.what is the weighted average number of shares to be used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share for 2018?

The purchasing agent for a company that assembles and sells air-conditioning equipment in a latin american country noted that the cost of compressors has increased significantly each time they have been reordered. the company uses an eoq model to determine order size. what are the implications of this price escalation with respect to order size? what factors other than price must be taken into consideration?

What are the benefits of different types of career education, like community colleges, vocational training programs, and four-year colleges?

In march 2012, the state of california started requiring that all packaging for food and drink with the additive 4-methylimidazole (4-mi) be clearly labeled with a cancer warning. because of this, both pepsi and coke changed their formula to eliminate 4-mi as an ingredient. if pepsi and coke did not change their formula, holding all else constant, what would have happened to the demand for these goods, assuming pepsi and coke were in a competitive market? a. the demand curve for both pepsi and coke would have shifted to the right, causing the price of both products to decrease and the profits for the companies to fall. b. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have remained unchanged, but the price of both products would have decreased and the profits for the companies would have fallen. c. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have decreased, but the prices and profits would not have changed. d. the demand curve for only one of them would change because pepsi and coke are substitutes. e. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have shifted to the left, causing the price of both products to decrease and the profits for both companies to fall.