When consumers make a decision regarding which laptop to purchase, they consider features such as, hard-disk size, processor speed, weight, and screen size, as well as the benefits associated with them. These features that consumers consider while assessing whether a particular laptop will satisfy their requirements come under the . a. evaluative criteria b. associative criteria c. recombinant criteria d. diagnostic criteria e. accumulative criteria

Burke enterprises is considering a machine costing $30 billion that will result in initial after-tax cash savings of $3.7 billion at the end of the first year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 2 percent per year for 11 years. after 11 years, the company can sell the parts for $5 billion. burke has a target debt/equity ratio of 1.2, a beta of 1.79. you estimate that the return on the market is 7.5% and t-bills are currently yielding 2.5%. burke has two issuances of bonds outstanding. the first has 200,000 bonds trading at 98% of par, with coupons of 5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 5 years. the second has 500,000 bonds trading at par, with coupons of 7.5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 12 years. kate, the ceo, usually applies an adjustment factor to the discount rate of +2 for such highly innovative projects. should the company take on the project?

Acompany that uses the periodic inventory system provided the following information: 1. beginning inventory $ 5 comma 0002. purchases $ 150 comma 0003. purchase discounts $ 2 comma 1004. purchase returns and allowances $ 1 comma 000at the end of the period, the physical count of inventory reveals that $ 16 comma 000 worth of inventory is on hand. what is the amount of cost of goods sold?

You are considering purchasing a company — assets, liabilities, warts, and all. you are aware that sometimes liabilities do not always show up on the balance sheet. discuss five examples of liabilities that may not be explicitly recognized on the balance sheet, making sure to explain why they are liabilities.