Sometimes called the coverage ratio, this ratio measures the risk that interest payments will not be made if earnings decrease. a. Number of days' sales in inventory b. Times interest earned ratio c. Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities d. Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

Sye chase started and operated a small family architectural firm in 2016. the firm was affected by two events: (1) chase provided $25,000 of services on account, and (2) he purchased $2,800 of supplies on account. there were $250 of supplies on hand as of december 31, 2016. record the two transactions in the accounts. record the required year-end adjusting entry to reflect the use of supplies and the required closing entries. post the entries in the t-accounts and prepare a post-closing trial balance.

Large public water and sewer companies often become monopolies because they benefit from although the company faces high start-up costs, the firm experiences average production costs as it expands and adds more customers. smaller competitors would experience average costs and would be less