The managers of dakota clothing regularly compare their actual profits with the firm's projected profits. when deviations occur, the managers use the feedback to take corrective action when necessary. the management of dakota clothing is exercising financial:
a) planning.
b) control.
c) derivatives.
d) budgeting.

Jansen company borrowed $12,000 on a 1-year, 5 percent note payable from the local bank on april 1. interest was paid quarterly, and the note was repaid one year from the time the money was borrowed. calculate the amount of cash payments jansen was required to make in each of the two calendar years that were affected by the note payable.

Peninsula products has just applied for a loan at your bank. when reviewing peninsula's books for the year that just ended, you notice that the firm uses the fair value option for its bonds payable. you also see that the firm recorded a $55,000 debit in its bonds payable account and a $55,000 credit in its unrealized holding gain or loss"income account. over that same period, interest rates decreased by about 0.5 percent. how should this information affect the bank's decision as to whether to grant peninsula a loan? a : the bank should strongly consider giving a loan to peninsula because the changes in firm's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts suggest that peninsula has seen an increase in its credit rating over the past year. b : the bank should put little emphasis on the changes in peninsula's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts because these changes are likely the result of the rise in interest rates. c : the bank should hesitate before giving a loan to peninsula because the changes in firm's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts suggest that peninsula has seen a decline in its credit rating over the past year. d : the bank should put little emphasis on the changes in peninsula's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts because these changes are likely unrelated to either interest rates or the firm's credit rating.

Arestaurant that creates a new type of sandwich is using (blank) as a method of competition.