We learned that a firm should hire employees as long as the rule that marginal revenue product exceeds marginal cost holds. Many firms have financial management training programs where new hires are paid well for a year or two but do not produce much value during that time. Are such firms behaving in violation of the rule? Explain your answer

Compare the sources of consumer credit 1. consumers use a prearranged loan using special checks 2. consumers use cards with no interest and non -revolving balances 3. consumers pay off debt and credit is automatically renewed 4. consumers take out a loan with a repayment date and have a specific purpose a. travel and entertainment credit b. revolving check credit c. closed-end credit d. revolving credit

The following data were taken from the records of clarkson company for the fiscal year ended june 30, 2017. raw materials inventory 7/1/16 $58,100 factory insurance $4,800 raw materials inventory 6/30/17 46,600 factory machinery depreciation 17,100 finished goods inventory 7/1/16 99,700 factory utilities 29,400 finished goods inventory 6/30/17 21,900 office utilities expense 9,350 work in process inventory 7/1/16 21,200 sales revenue 560,500 work in process inventory 6/30/17 29,400 sales discounts 4,700 direct labor 147,550 plant manager’s salary 63,400 indirect labor 25,360 factory property taxes 9,910 accounts receivable 28,000 factory repairs 2,500 raw materials purchases 97,300 cash 39,200 a) prepare a cost of goods manufactured schedule (assume all raw materials used were direct materials). b) prepare an income statement through gross profit c)prepare the current assets section of the balance sheet at june 30, 2014

The castle river wind farm in alberta, canada, operates 67 wind turbines and produces 125 million kilowatt-hours of electricity - enough to serve 20,000 homes. why do you suppose the company erected 67 turbines, rather than, say, 50 or 100?