What captures sales information, records it, and makes it available for use by finance departments? a. a point-of-sales system b. a query c. desktop publishing software d. word processing software

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

After successfully completing your corporate finance class, you feel the next challenge ahead is to serve on the board of directors of schenkel enterprises. unfortunately, you will be the only person voting for you. the company has 375,000 shares outstanding, and the stock currently sells for $40, if there are four seats in the current election, how much will it cost you to buy a seat?

Which of the following would indicate an improvement in a company's financial position, holding other things constant? a. the inventory and total assets turnover ratios both decline.b. the debt ratio increases.c. the profit margin declines.d. the times-interest-earned ratio declines.e. the current and quick ratios both increase.