Bob is the CEO of ABC Hydraulics. Bob is committed to ethical business practices. He ensures that his investors are kept well-informed of the state of the company. As part of his commitment to transparency and ethical practices, he prefers that the top level executives don't see the inner workings of the company's financials so that they aren't tempted to try to defraud the company by embezzling. Is this complying with SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)? a. No, SOX mandates that top level executives must certify that financial information is accurate.
b. Yes, SOX doesn't regulate anything mentioned in the above scenario.
c. Yes, SOX is only concerned with the penalties for noncompliance.
d. No, SOX demands that the CEO outsource the financials to a trusted confidant.

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.

The demand curve determines equilibrium price in a market. is a graphical representation of the relationship between price and quantity demanded. depicts the relationship between production costs and output. is a graphical representation of the relationship between price and quantity supplied.

The purpose of the transportation approach for location analysis is to minimize which of the following? a. total costsb. total fixed costsc. the number of shipmentsd. total shipping costse. total variable costs