Concord Company started operations on January 1, 2015, and has used the FIFO method of inventory valuation since its inception. In 2021, it decides to switch to the average-cost method. You are provided with the following information. Net Income Retained Earnings (Ending Balance) Under FIFO Under Average-Cost Under FIFO 2015 $98,000 $88,100 $102,500 2016 68,100 63,600 161,100 2017 90,900 81,500 234,200 2018 108,100 118,200 336,600 2019 324,300 313,800 595,400 2020 303,200 308,200 742,200 (a) What is the beginning retained earnings balance at January 1, 2017, if Concord prepares comparative financial statements starting in 2017

Imagine us is a startup that offers high definition 3d prenatal ultrasounds for high-end customers. the service process includes four activities that are conducted in the sequence described below. (the time required for each activity is shown in parentheses): activity 1: welcome a patient and explain the procedure. (20 minutes)activity 2: prep the patient (e. g., show them to the room, apply ultrasound gel). (17 minutes) (*your id number represents the amount of time needed to complete this task)activity 3: take images. (5 minutes)activity 4: discuss diagnostic with patient. (20 minutes)at each location there are employees (servers) s1, s2, and s3. the assignment of tasks to servers is the following: s1 does activities 1 and 2.s2 does activity 3.s3 does activity 4.a. what is the capacity of this process (in customers per hour)? b. suppose 3 patients arrive every hour on average. ignoring any “start of day” or “end of day” effects, what are the utilizations of all three servers (%)? c. suppose each activity can be done by any server and any server can do any set of activities. however, each activity is done by only one server. for example, a possible assignment includes: s1 does activity 1, s2 does activity 2, and s3 does activities 3 and 4. of course, the original assignment of servers to activities is also feasible. what is the maximum capacity of the process (in customers per hour)? d. now consider the capacity measures in (c) and (a), what is the percentage change? why can you improve capacity without using additional resources? (there is no free lunch, right? )note: for all hw assignments, show your process of getting the results. only providing the final answers is not acceptable and will get 0%. if necessary, use a separate sheet of paper to show your work.

Retail industry fundamentals credential exam, part 1 all answers

Blanchard and peale am i in compliance with the law? what contribution does this choice of action make to the company, the shareholders, the community, and others? what are the short- and long-term consequences of this decision? 1. make sure you have a grasp of all of the facts available. 2. list any information you would like to have but don't and what assumptions you would have to make, if any, in resolving the dilemma. 3. take each person involved in the dilemma and list the concerns they face or might have. 4. develop a list of resolutions for the problem. 5. evaluate the resolutions for costs, legalities, and impact. 6. make a recommendation on the actions that should be taken. "contemplating any business act, an employee should ask himself whether he would be willing to see it immediately described by an informed and critical reporter on the front page of his local paper, there to be read by his spouse, children, and friends." is it legal? is it balanced? how does it make me feel?