Inventory Write-Down The following information for Tuell Company is available: Case 1 2 3 4 5 Cost $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 Net realizable value 5.10 5.50 4.80 4.20 4.70 Net realizable value less normal profit 4.80 5.30 4.70 4.00 4.60 Replacement cost 5.30 5.20 4.60 4.10 4.80 Required: 1. Assume Tuell uses the LIFO cost flow assumption. What is the correct inventory value in each of the preceding situations under U. S. GAAP?

Diversified semiconductors sells perishable electronic components. some must be shipped and stored in reusable protective containers. customers pay a deposit for each container received. the deposit is equal to the container’s cost. they receive a refund when the container is returned. during 2018, deposits collected on containers shipped were $856,000. deposits are forfeited if containers are not returned within 18 months. containers held by customers at january 1, 2018, represented deposits of $587,000. in 2018, $811,000 was refunded and deposits forfeited were $41,000. required: 1. prepare the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received and returned during 2018. 2. determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the december 31, 2018, balance sheet.

Microsoft's stock price peaked at 6118% of its ipo price more than 13 years after the ipo suppose that $10,000 invested in microsoft at its ipo price had been worth $600,000 (6000% of the ipo price) after exactly 13 years. what interest rate, compounded annually, does this represent? (round your answer to two decimal places.)

Is exploiting a distinctive competence or improving efficiency for competitive advantage. (a) cooptation (b) coalition (c) competitive intelligence (d) competitive aggression (e) smoothing