A company's Inventory balance at the end of the year was $197,000 and $210,000 at at the beginning of the year. Its Accounts Payable balance at the end of the year was $94,000 and $89,000 at the beginning of the year, and its cost of goods sold for the year was $730,000.

The company's total amount of cash payments for merchandise during the year equals:

a. 712,000
b.748,000
c. 738,000
d. 730,000
e. 722,000

On december 31, 2013, coronado company issues 173,000 stock-appreciation rights to its officers entitling them to receive cash for the difference between the market price of its stock and a pre-established price of $10. the fair value of the sars is estimated to be $5 per sar on december 31, 2014; $2 on december 31, 2015; $10 on december 31, 2016; and $8 on december 31, 2017. the service period is 4 years, and the exercise period is 7 years. prepare a schedule that shows the amount of compensation expense allocable to each year affected by the stock-appreciation rights plan.

Omnidata uses the annualized income method to determine its quarterly federal income tax payments. it had $100,000, $50,000, and $90,000 of taxable income for the first, second, and third quarters, respectively ($240,000 in total through the first three quarters). what is omnidata's annual estimated taxable income for purposes of calculating the third quarter estimated payment?

Although appealing to more refined tastes, art as a collectible has not always performed so profitably. during 2003, an auction house sold a sculpture at auction for a price of $10,211,500. unfortunately for the previous owner, he had purchased it in 2000 at a price of $12,177,500. what was his annual rate of return on this sculpture? (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as