If the fair value of a debt investment that is classified as an available-for-sale investment declines for a reason that is viewed as "other than temporary" because the company has incurred a credit loss on the investment:
a. The investment is not written down to fair value. b. The investment is written down to fair value, and the impairment loss is recognized in net income. c. The investment is written down to fair value, and the impairment loss is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income. d. The investment is written down to fair value, and only the noncredit loss is included in net income.

The digby's workforce complement will grow by 20% (rounded to the nearest person) next year. ignoring downsizing from automating, what would their total recruiting cost be? assume digby spends the same amount extra above the $1,000 recruiting base as they did last year. select: 1 $2,840,000 $3,408,000 $570,000 $475,000

6carla would like to buy a dress, a dresser for her bedroom, and a home theater system. she has one month's worth of living expenses in her emergency fund. carla decides to save for the home theater system. did carla make the right decision? why or why not? a. yes; her emergency fund is full and the other items will probably be less expensive. b. yes; she could save more for her emergency fund, but the home theater will be harder to save for. c. no; she should save more for her emergency fund because she has saved less than the recommended amount. d. no; she should have bought the dress and dresser first because she could afford them right away. reset next

Verizon communications, inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-k report. the aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at december 31, 2010, are as follows: years (dollars in millions) capital leases operatingleases 2011 $97 $1,898 2012 74 1,720 2013 70 1,471 2014 54 1,255 2015 42 1,012 thereafter 81 5,277 total minimum 418 $ 12,633 rental commitments less interest and (86) executory costs present value of 332 minimum lease payments less current (75) installments long-term obligation $257 at december 31, 2010 (a) confirm that verizon capitalized its capital leases using a rate of 7.4 %. (b) compute the present value of verizon's operating leases, assuming an 7.4% discount rate and rounding the remaining lease term to 3 decimal places. (use a financial calculator or excel to compute. do not round until your final answers. round each answer to the nearest whole number.)