Selected financial data of two competitors, Target and Wal-Mart, are presented here. (All dollars are in millions.) Suppose the data were taken from the 2017 financial statements of each company. Target (1/31/17) Wal-Mart (1/31/17) Income Statement Data for Year Net sales $64,948 $401,244 Cost of goods sold 44,157 306,158 Selling and administrative expenses 16,389 76,651 Interest expense 894 2,103 Other income 28 4,213 Income taxes 1,322 7,145 Net income $ 2,214 $ 13,400 Target Wal-Mart Balance Sheet Data (End of Year) Current assets $17,488 $ 48,949 Noncurrent assets 26,618 114,480 Total assets $44,106 $163,429 Current liabilities $10,512 $ 55,390 Long-term liabilities 19,882 42,754 3 Target (1/31/17) Wal-Mart (1/31/17) Income Statement Data for Year Total stockholders' equity 13,712 65,285 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $44,106 $163,429 Net cash provided by operating activities $4,430 $23,147 Cash paid for capital expenditures $3,547 $11,499 Dividends declared and paid on common stock $465 $3,746 Weighted-average shares outstanding (millions) 774 3,951 Instructions For each company, compute these values and ratios. (a)Working capital. (b)Current ratio. (c)Debt to assets ratio. (d)Free cash flow. (e)Earnings per share. (f)Compare the liquidity and solvency of the two companies.

When borrowers want funding to pay for different projects, they go to the loanable funds market and acquire funds through either indirect finance or direct finance. below, you are given five different scenarios. is each an example of direct finance or indirect finance?

"in my opinion, we ought to stop making our own drums and accept that outside supplier's offer," said wim niewindt, managing director of antilles refining, n. v., of aruba. "at a price of $21 per drum, we would be paying $4.70 less than it costs us to manufacture the drums in our own plant. since we use 70,000 drums a year, that would be an annual cost savings of $329,000." antilles refining's current cost to manufacture one drum is given below (based on 70,000 drums per year):

Alpha company uses the periodic inventory system for purchase & sales of merchandise. discount terms for both purchases & sales are, 2/10, n30 and the gross method is used. unless otherwise noted, fob destination will apply to all purchases & sales. the value of inventory is based on periodic system. on january 1, 2016, beginning inventory consisted of 350 units of widgets costing $10 each. alpha prepares monthly income statements. the following events occurred during the month of jan.: dateactivitya. jan. 3purchased on account 350 widgets for $11 each. b.jan. 5sold on account 400 widgets for $30 each. paid freight out with petty cash of $150.c. jan. 10purchased on account 625 widgets for $12 each. d.jan. 11shipping cost for the january 10 purchased merchandise was $400 was paid with a cheque by alpha directly to the freight company. e.jan. 12returned 50 widgets received from jan. 10 purchase as they were not the correct item ordered. f.jan. 13paid for the purchases made on jan. 3.g. jan. 21sold on account 550 widgets for $30 each. paid freight out with petty cash of $250.h. jan. 22authorize credit without return of goods for 50 widgets sold on jan. 21 when customer advised that they were received in defective condition. i.jan. 25received payment for the sale made on jan. 5.j. jan. 26paid for the purchases made on jan. 10.k. jan. 31received payment for the sale made on jan. 21.use this information to prepare the general journal entries (without explanation) for the january events. if no entry is required then enter the date and write "no entry required."