At the beginning of 2018, a parent company sold a patent, carried on its books at $4,000,000, to its subsidiary for $3,000,000. The patent had a remaining life of five years and straight-line amortization is used. It is now the end of 2020, and the subsidiary still owns the patent. On the 2020 consolidation working paper, eliminations (I):

a. increase the patent by $800,000.
b. reduce the parent’s investment account by $600,000.
c. increase the subsidiary’s beginning retained earnings by $200,000.
d. reduce amortization expense by $400,000.

When calculating the bountiful returns that retirees allegedly would glean from stock investments, privateers use rosy projections about a continually booming market. but when predicting bankruptcy for social security, they switch to pessimistic projections of a low-growth economy with abnormally low payments into the fund. in fact, far from going broke, social security produces enormous surpluses. from __ to americans paid more in social security taxes than were paid out in benefits. according to the congressional budget office, the social security trust fund will remain solvent until at least social security is the only federal program that produces about $150 billion yearly surplus, the only program that shows every sign of being selfsupporting and solvent for over thirty years to come yet is repeatedly described by its enemies as being in danger of insolvency?

The bonds issued by the south foot bear a coupon rate of 7.5 percent, payable semiannually. the bonds mature in 6.5 years, sell at par, and have a $1,000 face value. what is the yield to maturity

What is the difference between an "i" statement and a "you" statement? a. the "i" statement is non-confrontational b. the "you" statement is non-confrontational c. the "i" statement is argumentative d. the "you" statement is neutral in tone select the best answer from the choices provided