Which of the following is an example of a positive externality? a) Sam dug a pond so he could go fishing, but the pond has contributed to an explosion of mosquitoes in your neighborhood. b) Sam has dozens of cats, and they come into your yard to hunt the birds that come to your bird bath. c) Sam buys a dilapidated house because of low price. He renovates it. By doing so it also increases the property values of all houses in the neighborhood. d) Liquid waste from Sam's chicken farm flows into a neighbor's well water.

Aquatic marine stores company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. aquatic uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 3 pounds per unit; $ 6 per pound direct labor: 4 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour during the first quarter, aquatic produced 5 comma 000 units of this product. actual direct materials and direct labor costs were $ 65 comma 000 and $ 330 comma 000, respectively. for the purpose of preparing the flexible budget, calculate the total standard direct materials cost at a production volume of 5 comma 000 units.

What is the difference between secure bonds and naked bonds?

Which of the following would indicate an improvement in a company's financial position, holding other things constant? a. the inventory and total assets turnover ratios both decline. b. the debt ratio increases. c. the profit margin declines. d. the times-interest-earned ratio declines. e. the current and quick ratios both increase.