Cake is a product of the chester company. chester's sales forecast for cake is 1,439 in the americas region. chester wants to have an extra 10% on hand above their forecasted units in case sales are better than expected. (they would risk the possibility of excess inventory carrying charges rather than risk lost profits on a stock out.) taking current inventory into account, what will cake's fulfillment after adjustment have to be in order to have a 10% reserve of units available for sale? all numbers in thousands (000).
1,439 units
1,583 units
1,478 units
1,334 units

Which of the following describes one of the ways that the demographics of an area affect the price of housing in that area? a. when more people have children, their incomes tend to be higher and the housing prices are also higher. b. older people are more likely to stay in their houses, creating a seller's market that keeps prices low. c. an area with a lower population density won't have enough construction workers to build new houses quickly. d. an area with younger people will have a higher demand for rentals and a lower demand for buying.

Kandon enterprises, inc., has two operating divisions; one manufactures machinery and the other breeds and sells horses. both divisions are considered separate components as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. the horse division has been unprofitable, and on november 15, 2018, kandon adopted a formal plan to sell the division. the sale was completed on april 30, 2019. at december 31, 2018, the component was considered held for sale. on december 31, 2018, the company’s fiscal year-end, the book value of the assets of the horse division was $415,000. on that date, the fair value of the assets, less costs to sell, was $350,000. the before-tax loss from operations of the division for the year was $290,000. the company’s effective tax rate is 40%. the after-tax income from continuing operations for 2018 was $550,000. required: 1. prepare a partial income statement for 2018 beginning with income from continuing operations. ignore eps disclosures. 2. prepare a partial income statement for 2018 beginning with income from continuing operations. assuming that the estimated net fair value of the horse division’s assets was $700,000, instead of $350,000. ignore eps disclosures.

In financial language, a "quarter" is one quarter of a year, or three months. your annual sales are $123,000. the sales are spread evenly over four quarters except that sales in the last quarter are double any other quarter because of the holidays. what are your sales in the first quarter of the year?