On January 2, 2021 Crane Company purchased 25% of the outstanding common stock of Jobs, Inc. and subsequently used the equity method to account for the investment. During 2021 Jobs, Inc. reported net income of $1370000 and distributed dividends of $595000. The ending balance in the Investment in Crane Company account at December 31, 2021 was $1015000 after applying the equity method during 2021. What was the purchase price Crane Company paid for its investment in Jobs, Inc? a. $523750
b. $821250
c. $1506250
d. $1208750

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?

Win goods inc. is a large multinational conglomerate. as a single business unit, the company's stock price is estimated to be $200. however, by adding the actual market stock prices of each of its individual business units, the stock price of the company as one unit would be $300. what is win goods experiencing in this scenario? a. diversification discount b. learning-curveeffects c. experience-curveeffects d. economies of scale

Sunset foods relies on a highly centralized functional structure to ensure consistency in the quality and taste of its products and to drive down costs via process innovations. however, as a consequence of its highly compartmentalized structure, the firm has found it difficult to transfer information and ideas from one department to the next. with the launch of its new line of breakfast foods coming up, how can sunset improve its ability to collaborate without sacrificing the benefits of its current structure