There are two similar games played for chinese new year and vietnamese new year. in the chinese version, fair dice with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are used, along with a board with those numbers. in the vietnamese version, fair dice with pictures of a gourd, fish, rooster, crab, crayfish, and deer are used. the board has those six objects on it, also. we will play with bets being $1. the player places a bet on a number or object. the "house" rolls three dice. if none of the dice show the number or object that was bet, the house keeps the $1 bet. if one of the dice shows the number or object bet (and the other two do not show it), the player gets back his $1 bet, plus $1 profit. if two of the dice show the number or object bet (and the third die does not show it), the player gets back his $1 bet, plus $2 profit. if all three dice show the number or object bet, the player gets back his $1 bet, plus $3 profit. let x

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.

Which of the following statements concerning an organization's strategy is true? a. cost accountants formulate strategy in an organization since they have more inputs about costs. b. businesses usually follow one of two broad strategies: offering a quality product at a high price, or offering a unique product or service priced lower than the competition. c. a good strategy will always overcome poor implementation. d. strategy specifies how an organization matches its own capabilities with the opportunities in the marketplace to accomplish its objectives.

What cylinder head operation is the technician performing in this figure?