What is the first thing a company does when analyzing competitors? A. Assess the competitor's objectives and strategies. B. Identify the company's competitors. C. Select which competitors to attack. D. Assess competitor's strengths and weaknesses. E. Select which competitors to avoid.

Jason day company had bonds outstanding with a maturity value of $300,000. on april 30, 2017, when these bonds has an unamortized discount of $10,000, they were called in at 104. to pay for these bonds, day had issued other bonds a month earlier bearing a lower interest rate. the newly issued bonds had a life of 10 years. the new bonds were issued at 103 (face value $300,000).

If a team of three workers, each making the u. s. federal minimum wage, produced these 12 rugs, what would the total labor cost be? don't forget that these workers would be working overtime.

An important application of regression analysis in accounting is in the estimation of cost. by collecting data on volume and cost and using the least squares method to develop an estimated regression equation relating volume and cost, an accountant can estimate the cost associated with a particular manufacturing volume. consider the following sample of production volumes and total cost data for a manufacturing operation. production volume (units) total cost ($) 400 4000 450 5000 550 5400 600 5900 700 6400 750 7000 compute b 1 and b 0 (to 2 decimals if necessary). b 1 b 0 complete the estimated regression equation (to 2 decimals if necessary). = + x what is the variable cost per unit produced (to 1 decimal)? $ compute the coefficient of determination (to 4 decimals). note: report r 2 between 0 and 1. r 2 = what percentage of the variation in total cost can be explained by the production volume (to 2 decimals)? % the company's production schedule shows 500 units must be produced next month. what is the estimated total cost for this operation (to 2 decimals)? $