During the course of your examination of the financial statements of the Hales Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2021, you discover the following: An insurance policy covering three years was purchased on January 1, 2021, for $5,400. The entire amount was debited to insurance expense and no adjusting entry was recorded for this item. During 2021, the company received a $775 cash advance from a customer for merchandise to be manufactured and shipped in 2022. The $775 was credited to sales revenue. No entry was recorded for the cost of merchandise. There were no supplies listed in the balance sheet under assets. However, you discover that supplies costing $795 were on hand at December 31. Hales borrowed $22,000 from a local bank on October 1, 2021. Principal and interest at 12% will be paid on September 30, 2022. No accrual was recorded for interest. Net income reported in the 2021 income statement is $37,000 before reflecting any of the above items.

Daniel owns 100 shares of abc corporation's common stock. abc uses the fair value option, and recent declines in the firm's credit rating have caused the value of the firm's outstanding bonds payable to drop by 10%. daniel feels this is good news, but he wants to know what you think about the situation. which of the following represents your best response? a : "this situation may be positive for you in that the change in abc's credit standing indicates that the value of the firm's assets is likely increasing. however, the drop in bond value may negate any positive effects on your bottom line, because it means your claim on the firm's assets is simultaneously decreasing." b : "actually, this is bad news all around. the drop in the value of abc's bonds payable means shareholders' claims on the firm's assets have decreased. moreover, abc's declining credit rating means that the firm's assets are probably also dropping in value, thus magnifying your losses even more." c : "on the surface, this seems like good news because it means your claim on the firm's assets has increased. however, the drop in creditworthiness may also indicate that abc's assets are declining in value, thus offsetting any gains associated with the drop in bonds payable." d : "you're right! this is good news because it means that abc's debtholders have a decreased claim on the firm's assets. as a result, the firm's existing shareholders"like you"have seen their claim on the firm's assets increase."

Jackson is preparing for his hearing before the federal communications commission (fcc) involving a complaint that was filed against him by the fcc regarding the interruption of radio frequency. the order to "cease and desist" using the radio frequency has had a detrimental impact on his business. once the administrative law judge prepares his or her initial order, jackson has no further options. no, jackson can request that the matter be reviewed by an agency board or commission. yes, once the initial order is presented, it's only a matter of time before the order becomes final.

What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.