Johnson & Johnson announced that it has entered into a merger agreement with Alza Corporation, a research-based pharmaceutical company and a leader in drug delivery technologies. In a nontaxable reorganization, Alza shareholders were offered a fixed exchange ratio of 0.49 shares of Johnson & Johnson common stock for each share of Alza stock. Alza had approximately 295 million shares outstanding at the time of the announcement. The boards of directors of both companies approved the merger. What tax issues might have been important to the two companies and to the thwo shareholder groups?

Eliza works for a consumer agency educating young people about advertisements. instead of teaching students to carefully read advertisement claims, she encourages them to develop a strong sense of self and to keep their life goals and dreams separate from commercial products. why might eliza's advice make sense?

Zachary company produces commercial gardening equipment. since production is highly automated, the company allocates its overhead costs to product lines using activity-based costing. the costs and cost drivers associated with the four overhead activity cost pools follow: activities unit level batch level product level facility level cost $ 64,800 $ 27,730 $ 15,000 $ 154,000 cost driver 2,400 labor hrs. 47 setups percentage of use 11,000 units production of 780 sets of cutting shears, one of the company’s 20 products, took 240 labor hours and 7 setups and consumed 15 percent of the product-sustaining activities. required: (a) had the company used labor hours as a company wide allocation base, how much overhead would it have allocated to the cutting shears? (b) how much overhead is allocated to the cutting shears using activity-based costing? (c) compute the overhead cost per unit for cutting shears first using activity-based costing and then using direct labor hours for allocation if 780 units are produced. if direct product costs are $150 and the product is priced at 30 percent above cost for what price would the product sell under each allocation system? (d) assuming that activity-based costing provides a more accurate estimate of cost, indicate whether the cutting shears would be over- or underpriced if direct labor hours are used as an allocation base. explain how over-or undercosting can affect vaulker's profitability. (e) comment on the validity of using the allocated facility-level cost in the pricing decision. should other costs be considered in a cost- plus pricing decision? if so, which ones? what costs would you include if you were trying to decide whether to accept a special order?

Order these statements in the correct order to fill in the central idea and key points for a chronological speech. question 22 options: there are several steps that someone must take to become a doctor. finally, you will need to get a medical license, and become board certified in your specialty area. then, you must get admitted into to medical school and earn a medical degree. next, you will need to complete a residency. first you must earn a bachelors degree.