he following account balances are taken from the December 31, 2015, financial statements of ABZ Advertising Company. The company uses accrual basis accounting. Advertising revenue $ 51,780 Cash 46,084 Accounts receivable 7,810 Interest expense 2,401 Accounts payable 5,220 Operating expenses 41,942 Unearned revenue 1,310 Equipment 20,194 Income tax expense 2,589 The following activities occurred in 2016: 1. Performed advertising services on account, $61,250. 2. Received cash payments on account, $11,700. 3. Received deposits from customers for advertising services to be performed in 2017, $3,400. 4. Made payments to suppliers on account, $5,220. 5. Incurred $50,100 of operating expenses; $43,400 was paid in cash and $6,700 was on account and unpaid as of the end of the year. What is the balance of Accounts Receivable at December 31, 2016

Ajustification for job training programs is that they improve worker productivity. suppose that you are asked to evaluate whether more job training makes workers more productive. however, rather than having data on individual workers, you have access to data on manufacturing firms in ohio. in particu- lar, for each firm, you have information on hours of job training per worker (training) and number of nondefective items produced per worker hour (output). (i) carefully state the ceteris paribus thought experiment underlying this policy question. (ii) does it seem likely that a firm’s decision to train its workers will be independent of worker characteristics? what are some of those measurable and unmeasurable worker characteristics? (iii) name a factor other than worker characteristics that can affect worker productivity. (iv) if you find a positive correlation between output and training, would you have convincingly established that job training makes workers more productive? explain.

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

Brian has been working for a few years now and has saved a substantial amount of money. he now wants to invest 50 percent of his savings in a bank account where it will be locked for three years and gain interest. which type of bank account should brian open? a. savings account b. money market account c. checking account d. certificate of deposit