Suppose that a government that is skeptical of efforts to regulate prices charged by private companies is nevertheless concerned that an electric utility company is taking advantage of consumers with unfair pricing policies. which of the following policy options might most effectively enable the government to achieve its objectives in this situation? regulate the firm's pricing behavior. use antitrust laws to increase competition. do nothing at all. turn the company into a public enterprise.

The dollar value generated over decades of customer loyalty to your company is known as brand equity. viability. sustainability. luck.

Frost corporation incurred the following transactions during its first year of operations. (assume all transactions involve cash.) 1) acquired $1,900 of capital from the owners. 2) purchased $435 of direct raw materials. 3) used $290 of these direct raw materials in the production process. 4) paid production workers $490 cash. 5) paid $290 for manufacturing overhead (applied and actual overhead are the same). 6) started and completed 250 units of inventory. 7) sold 140 units at a price of $6 each. 8) paid $130 for selling and administrative expenses. the amount of raw material inventory on the balance sheet at the end of the accounting period would be:

During a liquidation, a partner's capital account balance drops below zero. what should happen? select one: a. the deficit balance should be removed from the accounting records with only the remaining partners sharing in future gains and losses. b. the partner with a deficit should contribute enough assets to offset the deficit balance if he is solvent. c. the other partners should contribute enough assets to offset the amount of deficit if the partner with a deficit is insolvent. d. both b & c