At the beginning 2010, the government of norway had no debt and held $180 billion dollars in its sovereign fund. to stimulate its economy during 2011, norway's government plans to spend $35 billion more than it will collect in tax revenue and in 2012, its spending will exceed tax revenues by $25 billion. what will the total government debt equal at the end of 2012?

You work as the sales manager for a company that sells office supplies to businesses of all sizes. because the profit margins are razor-thin, you need to ensure that you are getting the very best prices on paper, pencils, pens, post-it notes, and other office supplies from the manufacturers. when reviewing the quarterly profit statement, you realize that your costs are higher than they should be, and you trace the higher costs back to an employee who has been lax about getting competitive bids to ensure the lowest prices. when you conduct your research to determine the reason for the higher costs, and take action to bring those costs back down, in which of the key management processes are you taking part?

Special order carson manufacturing, inc., sells a single product for $36 per unit. at an operating level of 8,000 units, variable costs are $18 per unit and fixed costs $10 per unit. carson has been offered a price of $20 per unit on a special order of 2,000 units by big mart discount stores, which would use its own brand name on the item. if carson accepts the order, material cost will be $3 less per unit than for regular production. however, special stamping equipment costing $4,000 would be needed to process the order; the equipment would then be discarded. assuming that volume remains within the relevant range, prepare an analysis of differential revenue and costs to determine whether carson should accept the special order. use a negative sign with answer to only indicate an income loss from special order; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers.

On june 3, teal company sold to chester company merchandise having a sale price of $2,600 with terms of 2/10, n/60, f. o.b. shipping point. an invoice totaling $91, terms n/30, was received by chester on june 8 from john booth transport service for the freight cost. on june 12, the company received a check for the balance due from chester company. prepare journal entries on the teal company books to record all the events noted above under each of the following bases. (1) sales and receivables are entered at gross selling price. (2) sales and receivables are entered at net of cash discounts.