Governments throughout history have levied some very interesting taxes. Each of the following taxes changed citizens’ behavior. Determine whether it’s likely that the tax also addressed a market failure. Required:a. The Hat Tax: Adopted by the British Government, requiring every hat to bear a stamp on the inside showing it was legal. b. The "Flatulence Tax": Proposed, but ultimately not adopted, in New Zealand to help reduce methane emissions from livestock. c. The Window Tax: Levied by English King William Ill on the number of windows in a house, which tended to be more numerous in wealthier homes. d. The Cowardice Tax: Introduced in medieval England and applied to people who refused to defend the country at request of the king.

Assuming no direct factory overhead costs (i.e., inventory carry costs) and $3 million dollars in combined promotion and sales budget, the deft product manager wishes to achieve a product contribution margin of 35%. given their product currently is priced at $35.00, what would they need to limit the material and labor costs to?

The board of directors is the highest ranking body in a corporation, and the chairman of the board is the highest ranking individual. the ceo generally works under the board and its chairman, and the board generally has the authority to remove the ceo under certain conditions. the ceo, however, cannot remove the board, but he or she can endeavor to have the board voted out and a new board voted in should a conflict arise. it is possible for a person to simultaneously serve as ceo and chairman of the board, though many corporate control experts believe it is bad to vest both offices in the same person. true false

Analyzing and computing accrued warranty liability and expense waymire company sells a motor that carries a 60-day unconditional warranty against product failure. from prior years' experience, waymire estimates that 2% of units sold each period will require repair at an average cost of $100 per unit. during the current period, waymire sold 69,000 units and repaired 1,000 units. (a) how much warranty expense must waymire report in its current period income statement? (b) what warranty liability related to current period sales will waymire report on its current period-end balance sheet? (hint: remember that some units were repaired in the current period.) (c) what analysis issues must we consider with respect to reported warranty liabilities?