Which of the following is TRUE regarding trade-secret protection? A trade secret is protected from unlawful appropriation by competitors as long as it is kept secret and consists of elements not generally known in the trade. A trade secret is protected from unlawful appropriation by competitors for 10 years so long as no competitor gains access to the secret through lawful means. A trade secret is protected from unlawful appropriation by competitors for 20 years so long as no competitor gains access to the secret through lawful or unlawful means. A trade secret is protected from unlawful appropriation by competitors for 30 years. A trade secret is protected from unlawful appropriation by competitors for 70 years.

On january 1, vermont corporation had 40,000 shares of $10 par value common stock issued and outstanding. all 40,000 shares has been issued in a prior period at $20.00 per share. on february 1, vermont purchased 3,750 shares of treasury stock for $24 per share and later sold the treasury shares for $21 per share on march 1. the journal entry to record the purchase of the treasury shares on february 1 would include a credit to treasury stock for $90,000 debit to treasury stock for $90,000 credit to a gain account for $112,500 debit to a loss account for $112,500

Suppose that jim plans to borrow money for an education at texas a& m university. jim will need to borrow $25,000 at the end of each year for the next five years (total=$125,000). jim wishes his parents could pay for his education but they can’t. at least, he qualifies for government loans with a reduced interest rate while he is in school. he has a special arrangement with aggiebank to lend him the money at a subsidized rate of 1% over five years without having to make a payment until the end of the fifth year. however, at the end of the fifth year, jim agrees to pay off the loan by borrowing from longhorn bank. longhorn bank will lend him the money he needs at an annual interest rate of 6%. jim agrees to pay back the longhorn bank with 20 annual payments and the payments will be uniform (equal annual payments including principal and interest). (i) calculate how much money jim has to borrow at the end of 5 years to pay off the loan with aggiebank. a. $121,336 b. $127,525 c. $125,000 d. $102,020 e. none of the above

If springfield is operating at full employment who is working a. everyone b. about 96% of the workforce c. the entire work force d. the robots