4 STAGES OF PLANNING --->UNPLANNED STAGE --->BUDGETING-SYSTEM STAGE --->ANNUAL PLANNING STAGE --->STRATEGIC PLANNING STAGE 1.)Why business planning is important in putting-up a business? 2.)How the four stages of planning helps in managing the business well? 3.)How Top-Down and Bottom-up planning affects the business organization?

What preforms the best over the long term? a) bonds b) mutual funds c) stocks d) certificate of deposit

Diversified semiconductors sells perishable electronic components. some must be shipped and stored in reusable protective containers. customers pay a deposit for each container received. the deposit is equal to the container’s cost. they receive a refund when the container is returned. during 2018, deposits collected on containers shipped were $856,000. deposits are forfeited if containers are not returned within 18 months. containers held by customers at january 1, 2018, represented deposits of $587,000. in 2018, $811,000 was refunded and deposits forfeited were $41,000. required: 1. prepare the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received and returned during 2018. 2. determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the december 31, 2018, balance sheet.

Sally is buying a home and the closing date is set for april 20th. the annual property taxes are $1,234.00 and have not been paid yet. using actual days, how much will the buyer be credited and the seller be debited