Albatross publishing sought to reduce expenditures related to the printing of books in its trade and educational market and contracted with a printing company in china. however, the publishing company soon realized that china has weak enforcement of intellectual property laws and that gray market books began appearing in the marketplace, which greatly affected albatross's profits. the company found that it had little recourse against the contract manufacturer and learned a very difficult lesson in international marketing. this exemplifies the impact of forces on international business.

Factors like the unemployment rate, the stock market, global trade, economic policy, and the economic situation of other countries have no influence on the financial status of individuals. ( t or f)

One of the benefits of a well designed ergonomic work environment is low operating costs is true or false

The partnership of douglas, ryan, and ellen has dissolved and is in the process of liquidation. on july 1, 2016, just before the second cash distribution, the assets and equities of the partnership along with profit and loss sharing ratios were as follows: cash $30,000receivable - net $20,000inventories $25,000equipment - net $30,000total assets $80,000liabilities $12,000douglas, capital (20%) $28,000ryan, capital (50%) $24,000ellen, capital (30%) $16,000total liab./equity $80,000assume that the available cash is distributed immediately, except for a $2,000 contingency fund that is withheld pending complete liquidation of the partnership. how much cash should be paid to each of the partners? a. $3,200 douglas, $8,000 ryan, $4,800 ellenb. $5,600 douglas, $14,000 ryan, $8,400 ellenc. $16,000 douglas, $0 ryan, $0 ellend. $8,000 douglas, $0 ryan, $8,000 ellen