On June 20, 2007, John Authers, investment editor of the Financial Times, wrote the following in his column "The Short View": The Bank of England published minutes showing that only the narrowest possible margin, 5–4, voted down [an interest] rate hike last month. Nobody foresaw this. . . . The news took sterling back above $1.99, and to a 15-year high against the yen. Can you explain the logic of this statement? Interest rates in the United Kingdom had remained unchanged in the weeks since the vote and were still unchanged after the minutes were released. What news was contained in the minutes that caused traders to react? Explain using the asset approach.

As a project manager for a large construction company, shaun decided to make the performance appraisal process as painless as possible for his crew. he spent a considerable amount of time creating performance standards he felt were reasonable, and after six months' time, he scheduled individual appointments with each worker to discuss strengths and weaknesses and areas that needed improvement according to the standards he privately set. some employees were sent to vestibule training, and one even got a promotion with additional compensation. what did he fail to do correctly

Tiana daniels enterprise’s trial balance as at december 31, 2016 did not balance. on february 15, 2017 the following errors were detected: errorsi. water rates had been undercast by $2, 000.  ii. a cheque paid to yvonne walch of $2, 680 had been posted to the credit side of her account.  iii. discount received total of $1, 260 had been posted to the debit side of the discount allowed account as $1, 620.  iv. rent paid in the amount of $24, 000 had been posted to the credit of the rent received account.  v. wayne returned goods valuing $1, 680 to daniels enterprise but had been completely omitted from the books.    required: 1. prepare the journal entries to correct the errors.  (narrations required)                    14.5 marks  2.    prepare the suspense account showing clearly the original trial balance error.          8 marks

Walsh company manufactures and sells one product. the following information pertains to each of the company’s first two years of operations: variable costs per unit: manufacturing: direct materials $ 25 direct labor $ 12 variable manufacturing overhead $ 5 variable selling and administrative $ 4 fixed costs per year: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 400,000 fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 60,000 during its first year of operations, walsh produced 50,000 units and sold 40,000 units. during its second year of operations, it produced 40,000 units and sold 50,000 units. the selling price of the company’s product is $83 per unit. required: 1. assume the company uses variable costing: a. compute the unit product cost for year 1 and year 2. b. prepare an income statement for year 1 and year 2. 2. assume the company uses absorption costing: a. compute the unit product cost for year 1 and year 2. b. prepare an income statement for year 1 and year 2. 3. reconcile the difference between variable costing and absorption costing net operating income in year 1.