Review the globe to determine baldwin's current strategy.

how will they seek a competitive advantage?
from the following list, select the top five sources of competitive advantage that baldwin would be most likely to pursue.

a. seek high plant utilization, even if it risks occasional small stock outs.
b. seek high automation levels.
c. seek the lowest price in their target market while maintaining a competitive contribution margin.
d. outsource units to meet additional demand.
e. accept lower plant utilization and higher plant capacity to ensure sufficient capacity is available to meet demand.
f. seek excellent product designs, high awareness, and high accessibility.
g. tailor products to specific global regions.
h. offer attractive credit terms.
i. reduce cost of goods by reducing product specifications and quality.

Bridgeport company began operations at the beginning of 2018. the following information pertains to this company. 1. pretax financial income for 2018 is $115,000. 2. the tax rate enacted for 2018 and future years is 40%. 3. differences between the 2018 income statement and tax return are listed below: (a) warranty expense accrued for financial reporting purposes amounts to $7,500. warranty deductions per the tax return amount to $2,200. (b) gross profit on construction contracts using the percentage-of-completion method per books amounts to $94,700. gross profit on construction contracts for tax purposes amounts to $67,100. (c) depreciation of property, plant, and equipment for financial reporting purposes amounts to $61,800. depreciation of these assets amounts to $75,700 for the tax return. (d) a $3,600 fine paid for violation of pollution laws was deducted in computing pretax financial income. (e) interest revenue recognized on an investment in tax-exempt municipal bonds amounts to $1,500. 4. taxable income is expected for the next few years. (assume (a) is short-term in nature; assume (b) and (c) are long-term in nature.) (a) prepare the reconciliation schedule for 2017 and future years. (b) prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense for 2017. (c) prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement beginning with “income before income taxes.” (d) determine how the deferred taxes will appear on the balance sheet at the end of 2017.

The following transactions occur for badger biking company during the month of june: a. provide services to customers on account for $32,000. b. receive cash of $24,000 from customers in (a) above. c. purchase bike equipment by signing a note with the bank for $17,000. d. pay utilities of $3,200 for the current month. analyze each transaction and indicate the amount of increases and decreases in the accounting equation. (decreases to account classifications should be entered as a negative.)

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u.s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.