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(Pension Expense, Journal Entries for 2 Years) Gordon Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The following information related to the pension plan is available for 2010 and 2011. (a)...

1. Does the service characteristic of intangibility change once a service is placed on the web? Please explain. How can a service provider tangibilize their service on the web? 2. Does the service...

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1. What functional strategies at Starbucks help the company to achieve superior financial performance? 2. Identify the resources, capabilities, and distinctive competencies of Starbucks? 3. How do...

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1) Eric Johnson makes billiard balls in his New England plant. With recent increases in his costs, he has a new-found interest in efficiency. Eric is interested in determining the productivity of his...

Smoky Mountain Corporation makes two types of hiking bootsXtreme and the Pathfinder. Data concerning these two product lines appear below: The company has a traditional costing system in which...

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Kelle Carpet and Trim installs carpet in commercial offices. Peter Kelle has been very concerned with the amount of time it took to complete several recent jobs. Some of his workers are very...

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The following monthly data are taken from Ramirez Company at July 31: Sales salaries, $300,000; Office salaries, $60,000; Federal income taxes withheld, $90,000; State income taxes withheld, $20,000;...

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Raner, Harris, & Chan is a consulting firm that specializes in information systems for medical and dental clinics, The firm has two officesone in Chicago and one in Minneapolis. The firm classifies...

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1. Would you characterize television programming decisions as structured or unstructured? Explain. What type of decision-making condition would you consider this to be? Explain. 2. What criteria did...

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1. What micro-environmental factors have affected Fitbit since it opened for business? 2. How should Fitbit overcome the threats and obstacles it faces? 3. What factors in the marketing environment...

You have just been hired as a management trainee by Cravat Sales Company, a nationwide distributor of a designer's silk ties. The company has an exclusive franchise on the distribution of the ties,...

A number of graphs displaying cost behavior patterns are shown below. The vertical axis on each graph represents total cost, and the horizontal axis represents level of activity (volume). Required:...

1. Describe the situation at Lehman Brothers from an ethics perspective. Whats your opinion of what happened here? 2. What was the culture at Lehman Brothers like? How did this culture contribute to...

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Following are the auditor's calculations of several key ratios for Cragston Star Products. The primary purpose of this information is to understand the client's business and assess the risk of...

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Gold Star Rice, Ltd., of Thailand exports Thai rice throughout Asia. The company grows three varieties of riceFragrant, White, and Loonzain. (The currency in Thailand is the baht. which is denoted by...

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1. According to the case, what external trends did managers at Kohls have to deal with? In addition to these, what other external components might be important to these managers? (See Exhibit) How...

Carbondale Casting produces cast bronze valves on a 10- person assembly line. On a recent day, 160 valves were produced during an 8- hour shift. a) Calculate the labor productivity of the line. b)...

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Fire Rock Company manufactures designer paddle boards in a wide variety of sizes and styles. The following incomplete ledger accounts refer to transactions that are summarized for June: In addition,...

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A cash budget, by quarters, is given below for a retail company (000 omitted). The company requires a minimum cash balance of at least $5,000 to start each quarter. Required: Fill in the missing...

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Lazy River Resort opened for business on June 1 with eight air-conditioned units. Its trial balance before adjustment on August 31 is as follows. In addition to those accounts listed on the trial...

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