Company X acquired for cash all of the outstanding common stock of Company Y. How should Company X determine in general the amounts to be reported for the inventories and long-term debt acquired from Company Y?

Which of the following results in an increase in the standard of living? a. an increase in unemployment pushes down the cost of production. b. wages go up to correct for the inflation of prices. c. income increases, enabling consumers to buy more goods and services. d. rising production costs drive up the price of goods and services.

Which (if any) of the following scenarios is the result of a natural monopoly? instructions: you may select more than one answer. a. patent holders of genetically modified seeds are permitted to sue farmers who save seeds from one planting season to the next. b. doctors in the united states are prohibited from practicing without a medical license. c. there is one train operator with service from baltimore to philadelphia. d. coal is used as the primary energy in a country with abundant coal deposits.

Top flight is a commuter airline service that provides short flights to neighboring citles around houston, texas. to determine the quantity of planes it will purchase, top flight needs to examine the for its flights at the prices it intends to charge and at the times it intends to flight. a. supply b. demand c. equilibrium price d. break-even point