On december 31, 2008, Pico acquired $ 250,000 per value of the outstanding $1,000,000 bonds of its subsidiary, sico, in the market for $ 200,000, on the date, Sico had a $ 100,000 discount on its total liability. Which one of the following is the net amount of gain or loss that will be recognized by pico in its December 31, 2008, consolidated financial statements as a result of its intercompany bonds? a. $150,000
b. $ 50,000
c. $25,000
d. $75,000

10. which of the following is true regarding preretirement inflation? a. defined-benefit plans provide more inflation protection than defined-contribution plans. b. because of preretirement inflation, possible investment-related growth is increased for defined-contribution plans. c. all types of benefits are designed to cope with preretirement inflation. d. preretirement inflation is generally reflected in the increase in an employee's compensation level over a working career.

An investment offers a total return of 18 percent over the coming year. janice yellen thinks the total real return on this investment will be only 14 percent. what does janice believe the inflation rate will be over the next year?

Which maxim is being neglected in the following conversation? eli: how did you do at the track meet? caleb: i came in second place! eli: congratulations! what was your time? caleb: six minutes, four seconds. the guy who won only beat me by three seconds. eli: really? katie said the winning time was under 6 minutes. caleb: oh, well, he might have beat me by five seconds. a)maxim of quantity b)maxim of quality c)maxim of relevance d)maxim of manner