Brisco bricks purchases raw material from its foreign supplier, bolivian clay, on may 8. payment of 2,000,000 foreign currency units (fc) is due in 30 days. may 31 is brisco's fiscal year-end. the pertinent exchange rates were as follows:
may 8 spot rate: $ 1.25
may 31 spot rate: $ 1.26
jun. 7 spot rate: $ 1.20
for what amount should brisco's accounts payable be credited on may 8?

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?

The dollar value generated over decades of customer loyalty to your company is known as brand equity. viability. sustainability. luck.

Computing equivalent units is especially important for: (a) goods that take a relatively short time to produce, such as plastic bottles. (b) goods with sustainability implications in their production processes. (c) goods that are started and completed during the same period. (d) goods that take a long time to produce, such as airplanes.