The stockholders' equity accounts of cyrus corporation on january 1, 2017, were as follows.

preferred stock (7%, $100 par noncumulative, 5,000 shares authorized)

$? 300,000

common stock ($4 stated value, 300,000 shares authorized)

1,000,000

paid-in capital in excess of par value—preferred stock

15,000

paid-in capital in excess of stated value—common stock

480,000

retained earnings

688,000

treasury stock (5,000 common shares)

40,000

during 2017, the corporation had the following transactions and events pertaining to its stockholders' equity.

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?

Acompany manufactures x units of product a and y units of product b, on two machines, i and ii. it has been determined that the company will realize a profit of $3 on each unit of product a and $4 on each unit of product b. to manufacture a unit of product a requires 7 min on machine i and 5 min on machine ii. to manufacture a unit of product b requires 8 min on mchine i and 5 min on machine ii. there are 175 min available on machine i and 125 min available on machine ii in each work shift. how many units of a product should be produced in each shift to maximize the company's profit p?

“strategy, plans, and budgets are unrelated to one another.” do you agree? explain. explain how the manager’s choice of the type of responsibility center (cost, revenue, profit, or investment) affects the behavior of other employees.