Phillip Morris USA is concerned about its declining consumer base. Every year more Americans quit smoking cigarettes and fewer and fewer are taking up the habit. They are considering buying a smokeless tobacco company and a cigar manufacturing company so that they are not entirely dependent on cigarette smokers for revenue. Furthermore, there is a slight increase in the number of people using smokeless tobacco products. If Phillip Morris does decide to acquire these companies, what type of corporate level business strategy will they be engaging in? 1. Cost-leadership 2. Focused differentiation 3. Related diversification 4. Vertical integration 5. Competitive tactics

Balances for each of the following accounts appear in an adjusted trial balance. identify each as an asset, liability, revenue, or expense. 1. accounts receivable 2. equipment 3. fees earned 4. insurance expense 5. prepaid advertising 6. prepaid rent 7. rent revenue 8. salary expense 9. salary payable 10. supplies 11. supplies expense 12. unearned rent

Stocks a, b, and c are similar in some respects: each has an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 25%. stocks a and b have returns that are independent of one another; i.e., their correlation coefficient, r, equals zero. stocks a and c have returns that are negatively correlated with one another; i.e., r is less than 0. portfolio ab is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half in stock b. portfolio ac is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half invested in stock c. which of the following statements is correct? a. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is greater than 25%.b. portfolio ac has an expected return that is less than 10%.c. portfolio ac has a standard deviation that is less than 25%.d. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is equal to 25%.e. portfolio ac has an expected return that is greater than 25%.

Two products, qi and vh, emerge from a joint process. product qi has been allocated $34,300 of the total joint costs of $55,000. a total of 2,900 units of product qi are produced from the joint process. product qi can be sold at the split-off point for $11 per unit, or it can be processed further for an additional total cost of $10,900 and then sold for $13 per unit. if product qi is processed further and sold, what would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company compared with sale in its unprocessed form directly after the split-off point?