On January 2, Year 2, Lake Mining Co.'s board of directors declared a cash dividend of $400,000 to stockholders of record on January 18, Year 2, payable on February 10, Year 2. The dividend is permissible under law in the state where Lake is incorporated. Selected balances from its December 31, Year 1 balance sheet are as follows. Accumulated depletion $100,000 Capital stock 500,000 Additional paid-in capital 150,000 Retained earnings 300,000 The $400,000 dividend includes a liquidating dividend of:

Why might complaints of age discrimination grow when the economy is slow? companies work very hard to retain their best talent in a recession. older employees provide a large pool of talented workers. companies may try to lower their labor costs by laying off higher paid workers. companies may try to provide more opportunities to younger workers. older workers are least affected by a slow economy?

Your team has identified the risks on the project and determined their risk score. the team is in the midst of determining what strategies to put in place should the risks occur. after some discussion, the team members have determined that the risk of losing their network administrator is a risk they'll just deal with if and when it occurs. although they think it's a possibility and the impact would be significant, they've decided to simply deal with it after the fact. which of the following is true regarding this question? a. this is a positive response strategy. b. this is a negative response strategy. c. this is a response strategy for either positive or negative risk known as contingency planning. d. this is a response strategy for either positive or negative risks known as passive acceptance.

Laws corporation is considering the purchase of a machine costing $16,000. estimated cash savings from using the new machine are $4,120 per year. the machine will have no salvage value at the end of its useful life of six years and the required rate of return for laws corporation is 12%. the machine's internal rate of return is closest to (ignore income taxes) (a) 12% (b) 14% (c) 16% (d) 18%