Companies engaged in a single line of business most commonly utilize an organizational structure that can be:
a functional (departmental) organizational structure.
highly decentralized matrices.
either independent, consolidated, or hybrid profit centers.
hybrid functional organizations with a combination of
decentralized and centralized decision making.
either centralized, principal, or critical-path in nature.

Garfield corporation is considering building a new plant in canada. it predicts sales at the new plant to be 50,000 units at $5.00/unit. below is a listing of estimated expenses. category total annual expenses % of annual expense that are fixed materials $50,000 10% labor $90,000 20% overhead $40,000 30% marketing/admin $20,000 50% a canadian firm was contracted to sell the product and will receive a commission of 10% of the sales price. no u.s. home office expenses will be allocated to the new facility. the contribution margin ratio for garfield corporation is

Xavier and shawn are co-owners of a party-planning business. they split all of the profits 50-50 and are able to make decisions that are binding on both parties. at one of their parties a guest is injured on a piece of equipment. the guest sues xavier and shawn, and they find they're personally liable for any damages. what kind of business structure do they have? question 8 options: sole proprietorship general partnership limited liability company corporation

In march 2018, the phillips tool company signed two purchase commitments. the first commitment requires phillips to purchase inventory for $110,000 by june 15, 2018. the second commitment requires the company to purchase inventory for $160,000 by august 20, 2018. the company's fiscal year-end is june 30. phillips uses a periodic inventory system. the first commitment is exercised on june 15, 2018, when the market price of the inventory purchased was $90,000. the second commitment was exercised on august 20, 2018, when the market price of the inventory purchased was $125,000. required: prepare the journal entries required on june 15, june 30, and august 20, 2018, to account for the two purchase commitments. assume that the market price of the inventory related to the outstanding purchase commitment was $144,000 at june 30. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field.)